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PRATAPGARH: Four people including the husband and the stepson of a 65-year-old woman were arrested on Sunday in connection with her murder in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district, police said. The body of Baskali Devi was found in Patti area on January 28, additional superintendent of police (East) Surendra Dwivedi told reporters.
He said based on the complaint lodged by the husband of the deceased, a case was registered against unidentified people.
The woman's husband, identified as Jhunnilal Prajapati, Ajay Prajapati, Pradeep Kumar Prajapati and her stepson Vijay Kumar Prajapati were found involved in the murder. The four were arrested on Sunday, the additional SP said.