LUCKNOW, April 16 -- Two deaths initially blamed on a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district have been traced to a premeditated double murder allegedly orchestrated over a past relationship and suspected blackmail, police said on Wednesday. Two men, Deepchand alias Chhotu and his friend Manoj, were allegedly strangled to death before their bodies were dumped near a roadside drain along with a motorcycle to stage a fatal crash in the Maharajganj Tarai police station area on Monday, officials said, adding four accused were arrested on Tuesday. Balrampur SP Vikas Kumar told media persons the case was initially registered as a road accident against unidentified persons after the bodies were found near the Sevarhawa drain in Laukhawa. "Preliminary information suggested that the two had died in a road mishap. However, evidence collected from the spot, along with call detail record (CDR) analysis and technical surveillance, pointed to foul play," Kumar said. The investigation later revealed that the deaths resulted from a pre-planned murder allegedly linked to a past relationship between the prime accused, Khushboo Verma, and Deepchand. According to investigators, Deepchand and Khushboo had allegedly been in a relationship. All four accused - Khushboo Verma, Anil Kumar, Ajay Kumar Verma and Santosh Kumar - were arrested and remanded to judicial custody....