12 arrested for murder of youth in Udhampur

As many as 12 people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a youth in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.

"12 persons, who were involved in the murder case of one Mehair Din of Dodu Kethair Tehsil Ramnagar, have been arrested," a police spokesman said today.

Din was killed last month by the accused using sharp-edged weapons.

While eight were apprehended today, four others were arrested earlier, the spokesman said, adding that the reason behind the murder was some old rivalry.