A woman allegedly drugged and killed her husband with the help of her partner, later dumped the body in a river in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district, police said on Wednesday.

The accused were identified as Sangeeta and Anil Shukla, police said, adding that they have been arrested.

According to police, the incident took place in Najafgarhwa village under Rekhat gram panchayat in Dhebarua police station area. The matter came to light after Sangeeta filed a missing person report at Dhebarua police station on June 2, claiming that her husband, Kannan (48) was missing.