Police said that the arrested have been identified as Aasif Khan (40), Jahid Salman (49), Sharukh (19) and Praveen Jahn (32), adding that Aasif had hatched a conspiracy to eliminate Mehtab.
"On August 4, All accused abducted Mehtab in car and strangulated him to death. Thereafter, they threw his dead body in the a canal in Meerut of Uttar Pradesh," said a senior police officer.
Police said that Aasif's nephew Rabish Khan had a relationship with Mehtab's sister and later, he eloped with her and married her.
Officer also said that all accused have been arrested in the case and on their confession, a thorough search has been made to recover the body of Mehtab. But the body could not be traced.
Police said that efforts are still in progress and the investigation is going on.
