Koriya, June 18 -- A dispute allegedly linked to illegal sand mining eventually turned bloody and resulted in the murder of three persons in Koriya district of Chhattisgarh.

The crime took place at the village of Naugai under Sonhat police station limits late last night, said police.

According to police, it is alleged that individuals associated with the sand mining torched a SUV, leaving one person dead on the spot and several others critically injured. Later, two more people, who were injured in the incident, succumbed to their injuries.

The deceased were identified as Bharat Singh alias Lalla Singh, Virendra Singh and Nagendra Singh. Over a previous dispute, the accused, identified as Manoj Tripathi, along with others, allegedly blo...