Agra: A 24-year-old man's wife and his younger brother were arrested in Agra on Friday for allegedly murdering him barely four months after his marriage after he discovered that they were in an illicit relationship.
Victim Found Dead in Field
Amit Kumar, a waiter at a local eatery, was found dead in a field in Sultanpura area under Sadar Bazar police station limits on Wednesday. Police registered a case against unidentified persons under sections 103(1) (murder), 238 (destroying evidence) and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of the BNS.
Investigation and Arrests
During investigation, police examined CCTV footage from the area and recovered a blood-stained stone suspected to have been used in the crime. The victim's younger brother, Bhola (20), and the victim's wife were subsequently arrested.
Sadar Bazar SHO Vijay Vikram Singh said the woman and her brother-in-law had been in contact through social media even before her marriage.
Police Statement
“The woman, who married the victim four months ago, was unhappy in the relationship. She and the deceased’s younger brother allegedly planned the murder so they could be together and eventually marry. The accused attacked the victim with a stone and later strangled him with a cloth towel,” DCP (City) Sayed Ali Abbas told TOI.
Investigators said the woman staged a suicide attempt by hanging herself to mislead the police.
