Meerut, May 14 -- The Shahjahanpur police have cracked the murder of Kaushal, 24, alias Mangal, stabbed to death on the night of May 12.

Police had described it a crime driven by personal vendetta stemming from a love affair, and had arrested the accused, Santosh, after forensic evidence exposed his involvement.

Kaushal's body was found lying in an agricultural field, prompting initial suspicions of an accident. However, a medical examination revealed that the victim had been attacked with a knife, shifting the case to a murder investigation.

A police team led by SP, city, Devendra Kumar, and CO, city, Pankaj Pant, began probing the matter and a formal complaint lodged by the victim's father, Satyapal, named Santosh and his uncle, Putt...