UP horror: Woman and lover murder husband, tie him up before slitting his throat; wife sleeps beside body with kids

Police in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor have arrested a woman and her lover for the murder of her husband Mohammad Mehraj, reports TOI's Harveer Dabas. The accused allegedly sedated the victim, tied his hands and legs to the cot where he was sleeping, and slit his throat with a sharp weapon, police said. 30-year-old Seeraj was found dead in a pool of blood by his father Momin, when he reached the house on Saturday morning. The incident happened in Piplooti Kalan village under Hasanpur police station of UP's Amroha district.

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According to the TOI report, Mohammed Mehraj was sleeping with his wife and two children in a tin-shed when he was murdered on Saturday night. According to NDTV, the victim's wife Ruhi, allegedly staged a drama of being unconscious when the murder took place. NDTV reported that Ruhi allegedly stayed in the house the entire night and slept next to the body along with her two children.


According to police investigation, Ruhi had allegedly been in an illicit relationship with her sister's brother-in-law, Mohammad Farmaan, for nearly five years. Ruhi and Mohammad Mehraj had frequent fights with each other as he opposed the relationship.

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Villagers reported that the loud DJ music from nearby wedding celebrations may have drowned out any cries for help. On Saturday night, Mehraj was allegedly sedated, tied to the cot on which he was sleeping, and murdered with a sharp weapon. The assailants reportedly slit his throat first and then inflicted injuries on his hands and legs. Preliminary investigation indicates that the couple had been living separately within the same house, and the victim was allegedly being denied food by his wife.

Superintendent of police Amit Kumar Anand told TOI, "Three persons, including Ruhi, her lover Mohammad Farmaan and his friend Adnaan Ahmad, were arrested and sent to jail on Monday.." "The accused have confessed to their crime," SP Amit Kumar Anand said.

(With TOI inputs)