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Wife and lover kill Delhi builder, stage robbery: police
Delhi police have arrested a 45-year-old woman and her 20-year-old lover for murdering her husband and staging the scene as a robbery. The victim, 55-year-old builder Munna Lal, was found dead at…
The Story in Brief
Delhi police have arrested a 45-year-old woman and her 20-year-old lover for murdering her husband and staging the scene as a robbery. The victim, 55-year-old builder Munna Lal, was found dead at his South Delhi home on August 10. Forensic tests showed he had been drugged, strangled, bludgeoned, and electrocuted on his private parts.
Police said the wife, Manju, colluded with lover Chaman to kill her husband over a troubled marriage and Lal’s refusal to give money. She allegedly spiked his dinner with sleeping pills. The two then attacked him and ransacked the house. CCTV footage helped police crack the case. A third man, Kishan, was also arrested for harbouring the accused.
The Indian Opinion
This story has every element for a TV crime show: a lover half the husband’s age, electrocution, a staged burglary. The Indian public loves a sensational murder trial, but let’s not let the gory details drown out a grim truth, greed and a bitter marriage are not supernatural. Police say the husband refused money; the wife allegedly plotted for Rs 5 lakh. The number to watch is the conviction rate in such circumstantial cases. Will the courts uphold the charge on forensic evidence alone?
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
