Keonjhar: Police arrested three persons for allegedly murdering a 22-year-old man over his suspected relationship with a woman and dumping his body stuffed in a gunny bag near the Raisuan railway overbridge on NH-20 on June 5 in Keonjhar district. The arrests helped Sadar police crack the murder of Sujit Mahanta alias Mantu.Police sources said on July 2 Sujit’s father Jogendra Mahanta of Kusumula village lodged a complaint with Sadar police about his son missing. Scientific investigation and DNA testing confirmed that the body was that of Sujit, police said.Probe revealed that Sujit was allegedly involved in a relationship with a widow from Gopinathpur village, which had reportedly caused resentment in her family. Police said on the day of the incident, the woman’s son-in-law, Raje Berntakar, allegedly found Sujit with her and confronted him. Raje then called two of his associates, Binod Naik and Suresh Munda, both residents of Harshapur village.An argument allegedly led to an assault, during which Raje struck Sujit on the head with a sharp axe, killing him on the spot, police said. The accused allegedly stuffed the body into a gunny bag and transported it in a goods-carrying autorickshaw owned by Rasananda Jena before dumping it. Suresh allegedly drove the vehicle. Police said the accused later washed the autorickshaw.Police seized the accused persons’ mobile phones and other materials. Based on scientific. “All three confessed to their involvement during interrogation,” said IIC, Sadar police station, Amit Kumar Bhuyan.