Bhubaneswar: The Twin City Commissionerate Police have arrested three more persons in connection with the murder of a youth on Diwali in Odisha capital.

The arrested have been identified as Rajesh Nayak, Raghunath Mallick and Biswajeet Routray. Police had earlier apprehended three others-- Sankar Bastia, Jagdish Jogendra and Jitendra Kumar Mallick-- over their alleged involvement in the killing.

Notably, one Amaresh Nayak was allegedly killed following a dispute over bursting of crackers during Diwali celebrations near Sundarpada under Airfield police limits in the city. Amaresh and his friends were bursting crackers and arranging a feast when a group of youths arrived at the spot and opposed the act. Later, they attacked Amaresh with sword which led to his death.