Ghaziabad, Oct. 14 -- Three men were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly murdering a 45-year-old hardware trader at an isolated location in the jungles of Tronica City in Uttar Pradesh's Loni late on Sunday night, police said.

The police identified the prime suspect as a 27-year-old man who was a tenant of the deceased and operated a car accessories shop on the premises. The two other suspects were identified as the prime suspect's 24-year-old brother and 28-year-old cousin.

The body of 45-year-old Vinod Gupta was recovered on Monday morning. Gupta had left his house around 8pm on Sunday and did not return. His family lodged an FIR for murder at the Tronica City police station on Monday, naming the three suspects, who were on the run af...