Bathinda, March 16 -- The Muktsar district police on Saturday arrested three persons involved in the murder of Shiv Sena (Bal Thakre group) leader Mangat Rai, officials said. The arrests were made after an encounter wherein two accused received gunshot injuries. The Moga police stated the murder was an outcome of personal enmity.

The accused have been identified as Arun alias Deepu, Rajvir Singh and Arun alias Sangha, all residents of Moga town. Muktsar senior superintendent of police (SSP) Akhil Chaudhary told reporters on Saturday that the accused were arrested from Malout in a joint operation by teams of crime investigation agency (CIA) from Moga and Muktsar.

The SSP said the assailants were overpowered after a brief exchange of fire...