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Rajasthan: Woman electrocutes husband to hide affair

TNN | Updated: Jul 7, 2020, 13:04 IST
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JAISALMER: The death of a 35-year-old man due to electrocution around 20 days back turned out to be a cold-blooded murder by his wife to hide infidelity, the Barmer police claimed on Monday.
The crime occured in Deengarh area under Chauhatan police station area of Barmer district. Police said that Manaram had come to know about his wife, Papu Devi’s (30) illicit relations, so she planned to get rid of him. Now, the deceased’s brother has lodged a police case against the widow and her alleged lover.
According to information from the police, Togaram, resident of Deengardh has lodged a case that on June 14 his brother Manaram was sleeping at home. On June 15, Manaram’s wife Papu Devi told Togaram over the phone that Manaram is not talking. When the family members reached there they found there was blood on Manaram’s feet.
Devi told them that he had been electrocuted, hence there was blood o n his feet. Police was informed and after post-mortem, the body was cremated. After 12 days of death, the deceased’s father and others questioned Devi and she confessed her crime. She told them that she was having an affair with one Hanumanram and her husband Manaram came to know about this.
Devi, along with her lover made a plan. The couple first gave sleeping pills to Manaram. They then put live wire on his fingers due to which he was electrocuted. Police said Hanumanram has confessed to the crime.
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