'Later on July 7, Imran and Asim took Dar's body in Imran's uncle's car and dumped it in Malkhah (Rainawari) area of the city from where the police recovered it,' the officer said.

Both Imran and Asim have been arrested and they have confessed to the murder, he said.

Dar's murder had triggered widespread protests in the city, with many claiming he had been killed by security forces. Two vehicles of the security forces had been burnt by protesters. Scores of people, including policemen, were injured in clashes across the city.

The police here have reportedly sent a team to New Delhi to corroborate further evidence in the case by contacting the girl both Dar and Imran had been dating.