Police were able to solve the case swiftly on the basis of leads available from CCTV footage.
Ghaziabad:
A man was arrested for killing his uncle and two cousins and injuring his aunt in the Loni area of Ghaziabad, police said on Tuesday.
Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police Amit Pathak identified the arrested accused as Ayyub, a nephew of the 70-year-old businessman Riyazuddin.
The SSP said the accused carried out the multiple murders on late Sunday night in the Toli Mohalla of Loni simply because his uncle Riyazuddin had refused to give him a loan of Rs 10 lakh.
The midnight murders had created a sensation in the area but police solved the crime within 36 hours, he added.