LUCKNOW, May 31 -- Three men have been arrested for allegedly murdering a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) functionary from Ayodhya after a dispute that stemmed from his refusal to give an extra cigarette to one of the accused outside a club in Lucknow's Vibhuti Khand area, police said on Sunday. The BJYM is the BJP's youth wing.

The accused allegedly chased 28-year-old Shivam Singh and his friends before intercepting their vehicle near Lucknow Public School in Vinamra Khand and attacking him with stones, leading to injuries that proved fatal. A fourth accused is still on the run.

"The arrested accused were identified as Shantanu alias Ankit Rawat, a resident of Daliganj; Honey Tiwari alias Vivek Tiwari of Aliganj; and Vivek Singh, a...