The husband-wife duo often quarrelled over the latter's extramarital affair, police said
A 38-year-old woman in Nagpur, along with her lover's help allegedly killed her husband. Both were arrested by Nagpur police on Friday four days ago.
Both the accused, Sarita Shekhar Kanojia (38) and Pankaj Chandrakant Kadu (25), are residents of Sonegaon, Juni Vasti, Khamla Road.
Sarita lived with her husband Shekhar in Sharda Nagar area where they ran an ironing shop, said police sources
Sarita had an affair with Kadu who lived the same area, following which Shekhar left home and started to live with his brother, police said.
When Shekhar returned home after a few months and frequently quarreled with Sarita over her extramarital affair, she and Kadu decided to kill him, police said.
On Monday morning, the duo allegedly killed Shekhar by attacking him with sharp weapons.
Sarita then called the Police Control Room and said her husband was lying unconscious. When the police arrived, she and Kadu fled.
Both were arrested on Friday under IPC section 302 (murder) and further probe is on, police said.
With PTI Inputs