India, Nov. 14 -- Three double murder accused, including the mastermind, were arrested from the Industrial Model Township (IMT) area of Rohtak following an encounter with the police on Friday.

Mastermind Sanjay of Baliyana and his accomplices Virender and Rohit, both residents of Kisranti village, were involved in the murder of Dharambir, 58, and his 22-year-old son Deepak Kumar at Baliyana village in Rohtak district on November 7.

The police recovered two pistols and six cartridges and impounded a scooty from them.

Rohtak superintendent of police (SP) Surinder Singh Bhoria said that the police acted on a tip-off and intercepted the accused in the IMT area around 5am on Friday.

"When asked to surrender, Sanjay opened fire, forcing the...