India, Sept. 26 -- Five people were arrested on Friday for allegedly killing a 24-year-old Raipur resident and dumping his body in a pond near Ghodari village in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district last year, police said.

"All five accused - Lovely Singh, Abhinav Singh, Abhilakh Singh, Gaurav Singh, and Veeru Singh - have been arrested and sent to jail," a police officer said.

The deceased's body was found floating in the pond on September 29, 2024, but could not be identified as no missing report had been filed by then, a statement issued by the police said.

The police identified the deceased as Akash Singh from Raipur's Geetanjali Nagar, after his family lodged a missing complaint on January 5, 2025, at the Khammardih police station i...