<p>Pathak's mother, Subha, was arrested on murder charges. Earlier, Subha and her husband Dharmesh were detained for questioning after the post mortem report indicated that Nirupama's death was caused by asphyxia as a result of smothering, SP Kranti Kumar said.<br /><br />"We have arrested her under Section 302 (murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) and 120 b (criminal conspiracy) of IPC based on circumstantial evidence," Kumar said.<br /><br />Asked whether it was a case of honour killing, the SP said, "The matter is under investigation."<br /><br />According to the post mortem report there was a ligature mark around her neck pointing to strangulation with a rope.<br /><br />He said the police were misled by the family who had said Nirupama died of electrocution on April 29.<br /><br />The police were also investigating whether her father, who was a bank employee in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district, was at home at the time of the incident.<br />The parents of the 22-year-old journalist were reportedly opposed to her marrying Priyabhanshu Ranjan, her batch mate at IIMC, who belongs to another caste.</p>
<p>Pathak's mother, Subha, was arrested on murder charges. Earlier, Subha and her husband Dharmesh were detained for questioning after the post mortem report indicated that Nirupama's death was caused by asphyxia as a result of smothering, SP Kranti Kumar said.<br /><br />"We have arrested her under Section 302 (murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) and 120 b (criminal conspiracy) of IPC based on circumstantial evidence," Kumar said.<br /><br />Asked whether it was a case of honour killing, the SP said, "The matter is under investigation."<br /><br />According to the post mortem report there was a ligature mark around her neck pointing to strangulation with a rope.<br /><br />He said the police were misled by the family who had said Nirupama died of electrocution on April 29.<br /><br />The police were also investigating whether her father, who was a bank employee in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district, was at home at the time of the incident.<br />The parents of the 22-year-old journalist were reportedly opposed to her marrying Priyabhanshu Ranjan, her batch mate at IIMC, who belongs to another caste.</p>