India, April 6 -- What was initially suspected to be a case of spurious liquor deaths in Meerut's Daurala has now emerged as a chilling case of premeditated murder. Police allege that a woman, her lover, and a goldsmith conspired to kill her brother by lacing a tetra pack of country-made liquor with cyanide.

Police on Sunday arrested Alka, sister of deceased Ankit alias Daulat, her alleged lover Pawan, and goldsmith Ashok alias Soni, who is accused of supplying the poison for Rs.500.

Senior Superintendent of Police Avinash Pandey said the conspiracy was aimed at eliminating Ankit, but the poisoned liquor also killed his two companions - Baburam and Jitendra - turning the plot into a triple murder.

The three men died on the night of Apr...