Overview

• Officers identified the victim as Rani, 52, of Farrukhabad, whose body was found in Mainpuri on August 11.
• Police announced the arrest of Arun Rajput, 26, on September 3, with some reports naming him as Arun Kumar, and said he has been sent to jail.
• Investigators say the pair connected on Instagram about a year and a half ago and later met in hotels in Farrukhabad.
• Authorities report the woman had given roughly Rs 1.5 lakh to the accused and had been pressing for marriage and repayment before the killing.
• Police say call records led them to the suspect and two recovered phones contained chats and photos that corroborated the relationship and timeline.