KANPUR, Nov. 16 -- A sub-inspector of UP Police, Ankit Yadav, was on Sunday arrested from Mahoba in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old woman Kiran whose body was found on Baswari road in Hamirpur district's Maudaha on November 13.

Confirming the arrest, Hamirpur superintendent of police Diksha Sharma said the accused S-I, currently posted in Mahoba, had been sent to jail and that further evidence was being gathered. The victim's family has levelled serious allegations against Yadav-who was investigating a dowry case filed by Kiran-and her estranged husband CRPF constable Vinod Kumar, accusing both of conspiring to kill her.

According to the SP, Kiran and Yadav became close during the investigation of her case. Preliminary inqui...