India, Aug. 1 -- A 26-year-old man was arrested on Friday for allegedly murdering his 42-year-old brother by repeatedly hitting him with stones and hiding the body in bushes beneath a rail-over-bridge near Adhyatmik Nagar in Ghaziabad's Masuri, police said.

Police identified the suspect as Sukhbir Singh, a resident of Moradabad, while his deceased brother was identified as Monu Singh, 42, who stayed with his wife and children at nearby Bamheta.

Officials said the incident occurred on the night of July 25, and locals found the body the following day and informed the police.

Preliminary inquiry suggests that the 42-year-old suffered multiple injuries inflicted with a heavy blunt object. A stone slab was also placed on his chest, apparent...