Overview
- Ankit Yadav, a sub-inspector posted in Mahoba, was arrested and sent to judicial custody in the Hamirpur case, police said.
- The victim, identified as 30-year-old Kiran from Mahoba’s Kabrai area, was found dead on November 13 on Baswari Road in Maudaha.
- Investigators say Yadav grew close to Kiran while probing her dowry harassment complaint, and an outing allegedly ended in an argument before she was struck with an iron rod.
- CCTV footage led police to a red car owned by Devendra Kumar, who told them Yadav had borrowed it on November 12; officers say the car and the alleged weapon were recovered.
- Kiran’s family alleges her estranged husband, CRPF constable Vinod Kumar, conspired with Yadav, a claim police are examining as they gather further evidence; Indian Express reports police say Yadav has confessed.