BENGALURU, June 15 -- A married couple and the woman's brother in Ballari have been arrested in connection with the killing of a 26 year old man whose partially burnt body was found near a canal in Ballari district, police said, stating that the three conspired to murder him after months of alleged harassment directed at the woman.

The accused, identified by police as Dodda Basavanagouda, 32, his wife Shwetha D, 26, and her brother M Vijay, 23, have been remanded to judicial custody. Investigators said the three allegedly lured the man to a secluded location, strangled him with a rope and later set his body on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence.

The body was recovered on the morning of June 8 near the Shivapura Tambrahalli LLC canal...