GHAZIABAD - Three real estate developers were killed in this Uttar Pradesh town on the outskirts of the national capital, police said Saturday.

The bodies of Satish, Babloo and Saranjit - only known by their first names - were found on a roadside in Chiranjeev Vihar Friday night, investigating officer C.P. Singh said.

Satish owned real estate developing agency Kartik Estates while Saranjit and Babloo ran Aastha Properties, the police officer said.

He said it was apparently a case of a property dispute.

Some glasses and an empty liquor bottle were found on the spot, the police officer said.

Investigations were on to nab the culprits, he added.