This Article is From Jul 19, 2011

Wife, lover arrested for husband's murder

New Delhi: A married woman and her lover were arrested on Monday for murdering her husband, police said.

"Rani, 26, and her lover Manoj, 25, were arrested for murdering Rani's husband Guddu in Delhi Cantonment on July 12," a senior police official said.

Police began investigations after an unidentified corpse was found near the Metro Line, near the domestic airport in Palam. The face of the deceased, who seemed to be in his 40s, had been smashed brutally.

A driver by profession, Manoj lived in Mahipalpur and was close to Rani.

"The two were from the same village in Uttar Pradesh. Manoj often visited Rani which brought them close," added the official.

Rani alleged her husband of beating and abusing her, the police official said.
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