Overview

• Rani, 52, of Farrukhabad met Mainpuri resident Arun Rajput on Instagram about 18 months ago, with police saying she used filters to appear younger.
• The unidentified body recovered on August 11 was later matched to a Farrukhabad missing-person report, confirming her identity.
• Investigators traced call records and social-media chats and recovered two phones containing photos and messages between them.
• Police say she had transferred roughly Rs 1.5 lakh to him and was pressing for marriage and repayment when tensions escalated.
• Officers allege Arun called her to Mainpuri on August 10 and strangled her with a dupatta; he was arrested, allegedly confessed, and has been sent to jail after a postmortem confirmed strangulation.