Three persons including a woman have been arrested for allegedly killing her former boyfriend in neighbouring Raigad district. The killing came to light on Thursday when the decomposed body of 26-year-old Nandu Kalekar was found near the railway tracks at Damat village in Neral tehsil, a Raigad police official said.

Kalekar, hailing from Wanjarpada of Karjat, had gone missing on October 13. Investigation found that Kalekar had made several phone calls to his girlfriend Nisha Virle (22), the police official said. When called by police for questioning, Virle said she did not his whereabouts.