Dalit farmer Umrao Singh was allegedly stoned to death and his buffalo stolen at Bhanera village in Shamli district on December 1, SHO Pankaj Verma.
Ballodevi, the wife of deceased Umrao Singh, had lodged an FIR against unidentified miscreants in this connection.
During investigation, police arrested two students, who confessed that they murdered Umrao Singh when he resisted them from stealing his buffalo. The stolen buffalo was also recovered from their possession.