Palghar, Jul 21 (PTI) A woman allegedly killed her husband with the help of her lover and buried his body inside their home and covered it with tiles in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said on Monday.
The decomposed body, believed to be two-week old, was exhumed on Monday and process was underway to file a case, they said.
The Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police, under whose jurisdiction the incident took place, have launched a search for the woman, Chaman Devi (28), and her paramour Monu Sharma (20), who was the couple’s neighbour, an officer said.
The victim was identified by police as Vijay Chouhan (34), a resident of a housing society in the Gangnipada area of Nallasopara, a distant suburb of Mumbai.
On Sunday night, Chouhan’s brother came looking for him. On not finding Chouhan at home, he lodged a missing person complaint with the police.
On Monday morning, a police team reached the house and noticed a foul odour emanating from the premises. They later exhumed Chouhan’s body, which was buried in the house and covered with tiles, in the presence of forensic experts and local tehsildar, informed the officer.
Police suspect Chouhan’s wife killed her husband with the help of her paramour and fled.
However, it was not immediately clear to how the duo killed the victim and why.
Police said they suspect another person from the same locality was involved in the crime. PTI COR RSY
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