From correspondents in Tamil Nadu, India, 05:33 PM IST

A woman was arrested Monday for allegedly masterminding the murder of her relative, Vijay Kumar, kin of former chief minister M.G. Ramachandran, police said.

The six men that Bhanumati, Vijay Kumar's sister-in-law, reportedly hired to kill him have also been arrested.

Vijay Kumar, 53, was killed in a posh southern suburb here over a property dispute June 4.

A week later, the case was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department under the control of the Director General of Police K.P. Jain.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)