Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The three persons involved in sensational murder of law student Sanskar Baghele (22) were arrested by Ayodhya Nagar police on Friday late night. The trio was nabbed following a tip off and the knife used in the crime has been seized, police officials said.

The law student from Indore was brutally stabbed to death by three unidentified persons outside a petrol pump near Minal Gate No 3 in Ayodhya Nagar in the wee hours of August 7.

According to reports, Sanskar Baghel was pursuing BA LLB from a private college in Indore and had come to Bhopal for a visit.

Sanskar was staying with a friend Anmol in Ayodhya Nagar. At about 5 am on Wednesday, the duo left for the railway station and stopped at a nearby petrol pump to refuel their bike where they had a tiff with three men on a bike.

Ayodhya Nagar police station incharge Mahesh Lilhare said the accused had been identified as Sanju Sen, Shubham Yadav and Deepak Vanshkar. While Shubham and Deepak dragged Sanskar, it was Sanju who stabbed him multiple times in the chest and other places on his body.

The accused are residents of Karond and each have six to eight criminal cases registered against them at Nishatpura and other police stations in the city.

Questioning them revealed that they pressurised petrol pump staff to fill their vehicle first. When Sanskar and Anmol objected, a verbal spat ensued, which soon turned violent.