Thane Crime: Woman killed her husband with help of her paramour and three others

The trio was caught by the police on Friday while they were trying to dispose of the husband's body in Virar in the neighbouring Palghar district. One more accused is on the run

29-year-old wife along with her paramour and three other accomplices were arrested by the Palghar district rural police for allegedly killing her husband, said the Police on Saturday. The trio was caught by the police on Friday while they were trying to dispose off the husband's body in Virar in the neighbouring Palghar district. One more accused is on the run.

According to police, the victim, Yogesh Raut (32), suspected the fidelity of his wife Ashwini. "The couple, residents of Virar west, used to frequently quarrel over the issue. Fed up, Ashwini hatched a conspiracy to eliminate her husband. She sought the help of her paramour Raj Arjun and two others to kill him," an official of Palghar district police said.

As per the plan, the three men (including the absconding accused) came to Ashwini's house around 2 am yesterday and hit Raut when he was asleep. She used her dupatta to strangulate him, the official said.

"After Raut died, his body was wrapped in a cloth and two of the accused men transported it on a scooter to dump it. A police patrol team spotted the duo transporting the bundle and tried to stop them. However, they gave the police the slip," the official added. But after going some distance, their scooter skidded and the duo fell off. They fled from the spot leaving the body there, police said. When police untied the bundle, they found a body. After identifying the victim and called his wife for identification. When questioned, she initially gave evasive replies. However, later she confessed that she, Arjun, one Faizan and another man were involved in the killing.

According to police, the woman had paid Rs 1.50 lakh to Arjun's accomplices as 'contract money'. After the crime, she had decided to wait till dawn to file a false missing person's complaint. However, the crime detected before it, police said. The arrested accused have been booked under different IPC sections, including 302 (murder). Police have launched a search to nab the fourth accused in the case.

With Inputs from PTI

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