The mystery surrounding the murder of a 40-year-old man, allegedly linked to an illicit relationship, deepened on Monday after one of the accused, a woman, was found hanging from a tree under suspicious circumstances, Latur Police in Maharashtra stated, according to PTI.

The victim, Sharad Ingle, who worked as a supervisor at the gravel unit near Karkatta village in the Latur district, was fatally attacked with sickles and other sharp weapons. The police arrested one person and launched an investigation on various angles.