Overview
- Police identified the accused as Sub-Inspector Ankit Kumar Yadav, a 2023-batch officer posted in Mahoba, who has been remanded to judicial custody.
- The victim, Kiran, 30, was found dead on November 13 by the roadside near Ramna Kishanpur village in Hamirpur’s Maudaha area.
- CCTV review led officers to a red car whose owner told police Yadav had borrowed the vehicle on November 12 to attend a function.
- Authorities say Yadav admitted during questioning to killing Kiran after an altercation, and they recovered an iron rod alleged to be the weapon.
- Kiran’s family alleges a plot involving her estranged husband, a CRPF constable, and police say they are probing any possible collusion.