Dehradun, Nov. 14 -- Udham Singh Nagar police arrested three people, including the main suspect following a brief gunfight, in connection with the murder of a shopkeeper who was allegedly stabbed to death during a clash inside Uttarakhand's Rudrapur district hospital premises, officials said on Saturday.

Two suspects, Akash Kumar and Vinod Kumar, were arrested on Friday, while the prime suspect, identified as Vikas Kumar, was arrested following an encounter with a police team in the Pulbhatta police station area, officers said.

According to the police, the incident stemmed from a dispute between the operators of Prajapati Telecom and Raj Telecom in the Jagatpura area of Transit Camp. The business rivalry escalated into a clash on Friday...