The trio, identified as Samarjit (20), Arvind (23) and Narender (38) were nabbed from their native village of Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly killing the girl and burying her body in the fields.
A case of kidnapping was filed by the father of the deceased at the Pul Prahalad Pur police station on January 6.
"The complainant stated that the accused Samarjit, brought his daughter to Delhi and they had been living together.
"He suspected foul play when he saw the boy alone in his native village and when the family members of the accused refused to give him a satisfactory response on being asked about the whereabouts of his daughter," said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East) Gaurav Sharma.
His family was unhappy with their relationship and blamed it for rejection of his sister's marriage proposals. Also, he suspected that the girl had an illicit relation, police said.
The accused have confessed to their crime and the decomposed body of the missing girl was recovered as identified by the complainant, said Sharma.
A case of murder, destroying of evidence and criminal conspiracy has been registered against the trio.
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