New Delhi, June 7 -- Delhi Police have arrested a married couple in connection with the killing of Delhi University assistant professor Dr. Debosmita Paul in East Delhi, with investigators suspecting a long-running property dispute as the motive behind the crime.

According to reports, the accused, who were acquainted with the victim, were apprehended in West Bengal. Police said the couple had brought a child along at the time of the murder and allegedly left the child outside the professor's apartment before entering and carrying out the attack.

Investigators believe the dispute was linked to a property in West Bengal owned by the victim's maternal grandfather. The accused reportedly wanted to buy the property, but Paul had refused to s...