The Sampigehalli police arrested three men who killed a 21-year-old carpenter over a financial row on Sunday.
The accused have been identified as Suhail Khan, a welder by profession, and his associates Mubarak, a carpenter, and Alik Akram, autorickshaw driver.
According to the police, Suhail had borrowed ₹10,000 from Farooq and failed to return it. After repeated attempts to get back his money, Farooq took Suhail’s mobile phone as a surety. Suhail who had stored family pictures and videos requested him to return it, but Farooq was adamant.