Sangrur, Jan. 17 -- Two persons were on Thursday arrested in connection with a murder that took place nearly a week ago, police said on Friday. The accused and the deceased had been committing thefts, and the murder was the result of a dispute over distribution of stolen items, officials said. Identified as Subhash Kumar, who hailed from Uttar Pradesh and had been temporarily staying in Ludhiana's Dana Mandi, his body with head injuries was recovered in Dhuri on January 11.

Sangrur senior superintendent of police Sartaj Singh Chahal said accused Lakhanhira and Bihari Sav (both residents of Ludhiana) were arrested on Thursday during a regular patrol near the Babanpur bus stand. Stolen wires and knives were seized from them. They were init...