Ludhiana: Spouse amongst 2 arrested for strangling man to dying

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Nov 08, 2024 10:53 PM IST

A lady allegedly strangled her 40-year-old husband to dying whereas he was sleeping with the assistance of her assist, police mentioned

A lady allegedly strangled her 40-year-old husband to dying whereas he was sleeping with the assistance of her assist, police mentioned.

The important thing accused tried to cremate her husband Raj Kumar’s physique after claiming that he died of a coronary heart assault. (HT File)

They added that the important thing accused, 36-year-old Kiran, tried to cremate her husband Raj Kumar’s physique after claiming he died of a coronary heart assault.

Nonetheless, the sufferer’s brother knowledgeable the police and pressed for a autopsy high be performed.

After the post-mortem discovered urged that the person was murdered, the Daba police arrested the girl and her aide on homicide fees.

Police recognized her aide as Lovekush, 24, of Harkrishan Nagar. Lovekush is a distant relative of sufferer Raj Kumar. The Daba police registered a first-information report (FIR) following a criticism by the sufferer’s brother Kuldeep Vishwakarma.

Daba station-house officer (SHO) inspector Nardev Singh mentioned a autopsy was finished following a request by the complainant.

He mentioned the post-mortem report confirmed suspicions of homicide and police questioned the sufferer’s spouse.

“The woman confessed to the crime. She said Lovekush turned up at their house on Wednesday morning and they strangled Raj Kumar to death using her dupatta while he was asleep. Lovekush later left the house and she set the dupatta afire in a vacant plot. She then raised an alarm, claiming Raj Kumar had died of a cardiac arrest. However, his brother Kuldeep noticed strangulation marks on his neck and demanded that an autopsy be conducted,”mentioned the inspector.

“The woman said Raj Kumar had discovered her illicit relationship with Lovekush and deterred her from meeting him. She hatched a conspiracy to eliminate him. Police found closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage where Kiran was seen going towards a vacant plot with a polythene carrying dupatta and returning empty-handed. The police have recovered the half-burnt dupatta,” he additional added.