Overview
- Habibganj police identified the victim as Ashish Uikey, 25, a painter who lived in Shyam Nagar Multi.
- Officers arrested Ranjit, Vinay Yadav and Nikhil Yadav, and a murder case has been registered, police said.
- Forensic teams documented deep cuts to the neck from a sharp weapon and head trauma from a blood‑stained stone found at the scene.
- Investigators reported a quarrel two days earlier in which Ranjit allegedly threatened Ashish to stay away from his house.
- Police said the weapon was recovered and all three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, with the body sent for postmortem.