Woman, lover held for plotting her husband’s murder in MP

BHIND: (Apr 12) A 23-year-old woman allegedly conspired with her lover to get her husband killed in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind, days after a similar crime came to light in the state's Dhar district, police said on Saturday.

Accused Ruby had tried to pass off the murder, committed in an area under the jurisdiction of the Ater police station, as robbery, an official said.

The accused woman and her lover Vishal Vimal (21) are in custody, while another accused, Rajesh Kushwah, who assisted in the murder, is absconding, Superintendent of Police (SP) Asit Yadav told reporters.