KOLKATA: The Moscow-based husband and father-in-law of Ranchi girl Ambika Sharma, who was allegedly killed for dowry in the Russian capital, were arrested from the airport as they arrived with the body.

Tea merchant Sajjan Sharma, 32, and his septuagenarian father Mohanlal, were taken into custody as they landed at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBI) on Wednesday.

The duo was arrested on charges pressed by Ambika's family. According to them, Ambika, who died after falling from the kitchen window of her tenth floor apartment in Moscow on July 25, was actually murdered for dowry.

The parents were told about her death on the night of July 25 by a man identifying himself as Ambika's neighbour.