India, Sept. 15 -- Police on Monday arrested the grandfather and an uncle of a 35-year-old man found dead in a pool of blood in his Noor Nagar house on Sunday, police said.

Police identified the victim as Ashwini Singh. Police recovered the murder weapon from his 79-year-old grandfather Bhim Singh, and uncle Rajesh Singh, 48.

Officials said the suspects first tried to mislead the police, stating that the 35-year-old arrived at their house on September 12 with three friends, while CCTV footage showed he was alone.

ACP (Nandgram) Ziauddin Ahmad told HT, "Ashwini walked into the house alone around 10.30pm. When the police questioned the suspects, they confessed to the crime. They claimed they were debt-ridden due to Ashwin's drinking habi...