"Can't Get Mouth Open": Delhi Woman To Lover Midway Through Husband's Murder

A 36-year-old man's death in Delhi's Uttam Nagar, initially attributed to accidental electrocution, has turned into a murder case following the discovery of a chat between his wife and cousin. Police have arrested the victim's spouse and her lover -- the victim's cousin -- for their role in the killing.

The victim, Karan Dev, was declared dead at a hospital in West Delhi's Janakpuri area on the morning of July 13. At the time, his wife Sushmita claimed he had suffered an accidental electric shock at home. The family declined a post-mortem, believing the death to be natural. Police insisted on an autopsy given the victim's relatively young age and the circumstances of his death. The body was sent to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital in Harinagar for post-mortem examination.