Police have arrested four more persons, including a woman, for their alleged role in the murder of a 28-year-old woman in the city.
Jyothi's businessman husband was arrested yesterday after he allegedly confessed to getting her killed.
Piyush Shyam Dasani was arrested after he confessed to have got Jyothi killed with the help of his driver as he was having relations with another woman, Inspector General of Police, Kanpur Zone, Ashutosh Pandey said.
The driver was also arrested yesterday, while police today nabbed his two accomplices and the woman with whom Piyush was having an affair.
She was taken into custody for questioning yesterday.
Jyothi's body, bearing multiple stab wounds, was found inside Piyush's car on July 28 in Panki area of the district.
Piyush in his complaint lodged with the police after the incident alleged that he and Jyothi were returning home from a restaurant on July 27 night when some motorcycle-borne youths tried to overtake their car.
A tussle broke out between him and the youths after one of the bikes hit the car, according to the complaint.
Piyush went on to claim that he was beaten up by one of the youths after which they abducted Jyothi and also took the car along with them.
According to police officials, they suspected Piyush's role behind the murder from the beginning itself as there were several discrepancies in his account.
Piyush, who had claimed he was beaten up, did not have any injury marks on his body, police said, adding, he reported the matter to the police more than hour late when he could have made the call from the spot itself.
Police also could not find any mark of force on the victim's body. The car too was found without any damage on it putting the motive of the accused under suspicion.
