New Delhi, Oct 26: In a chilling case, Delhi Police have cracked the brutal murder of a 32-year-old UPSC aspirant whose charred body was found in a Gandhi Vihar flat earlier this month, an official said, adding that three persons — including a 21-year-old forensic science student — have been arrested for allegedly strangling the victim, setting his body on fire and staging the scene as an accidental blaze to destroy evidence.

The police have identified the arrested accused as Amrita Chauhan (21), Sumit Kashyap (27) and Sandeep Kumar (29), all residents of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. Investigators said they allegedly killed the victim, Ram Kesh Meena, and later poured oil, ghee and alcohol on the body before opening an LPG cylinder regulator to trigger a fire and mislead investigators.

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