India, Jan. 21 -- The Delhi Police on Tuesday said they have arrested three men in connection with the contract killing of 44-year-old Rachna Yadav, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker and residents' welfare association (RWA) member in Shalimar Bagh, revealing that the conspiracy was hatched in Bihar in November last year by prime suspect Bharat Yadav.

Police said Bharat roped in 22-year-old Nikhil Chawla for Rs.5 lakh to execute the killing. Chawla was paid Rs.50,000 as advance and conducted detailed reconnaissance of the victim on January 9, a day before he allegedly shot her in the head at close range near her residence on January 10.

Bharat and Chawla were arrested on Monday from a wooded area in Bihar's Katihar district, where they had...