Hyderabad:
Three people who allegedly killed a 33-year-old man on a road here in public view over a financial dispute were arrested on Monday, police said.
The deceased, who was into real estate business, was attacked at around midnight on Sunday with sticks and knives besides a cement block, they said.
A video of the incident reportedly filmed by a passer-by went viral on social media.
Police said the prime accused, who is a chef and runs a hotel, had taken Rs 15 lakh loan from the deceased and was paying interest on monthly basis.
He had also taken loan from others and had incurred heavy debt due to non-functioning of his hotel businessbecause of COVID-19 pandemic, a release from Cyberabad Police Commissionerate said.
As the realtor was insisting for repayment of the loan amount, the chef hatched a plan to eliminate him with the help of two workers at his hotel, police said.
The chef called him to the place on pretext of monthly interest payment and when he reached there, the trio allegedly attacked and killed him,they added.PTI
