NEW DELHI – Two Indian armymen who allegedly stabbed their colleague todeath and burnt his body at the Military campus in Vivek Nagar here werearrested on Friday.

Police said Muralikrishna (29) and Dhanaraj (25), both from Srikakulamdistrict in Andhra Pradesh, were arrested on the charge of murdering theircolleague Pankaj (26) from Uttar Pradesh, PTI has reported.

They said Muralikrishna, who is facing some disciplinary action, wasupset that Pankaj was the witness in those cases.

Fearing that he may lose his job, he hatched a conspiracy with Dhanaraj tokill his colleague, police said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Dr Chandragupta said that on the night ofMarch 23 Pankaj returned to his room after the drill when the duo barged inand bolted the room from inside.

An argument ensued following which Muralikrishna and Dhanraj stabbed Pankajto death.

Later, they dumped his body in a water tanker, took it to Domlur, a fewkilometres away and set it ablaze using waste material there in a vain bidto destroy evidence, he said.

They then brought the half burnt body back to the campus and threw it in acorner, went to the room of Pankaj and cleaned the blood stains.

Army officials found the body in the campus on March 25, following whichthey alerted police.

The services of sniffer dogs were requisitioned and police zeroed in on theduo and arrested them.

A case of murder, criminal conspiracy and attempt to destroy evidenceunder relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code was registered againstthem, police said.