Davanagere: The district police cracked a murder case on Wednesday, June 14 after they arrested a woman and her paramour.
The duo together planned the murder of the woman’s husband and killed him on June 9th. They also attempted to cover up their crime by making it look like an accident but the police found out the truth during interrogation.
Ningaraja (34), a resident of Halebisaleri village, was murdered on the night of June 9. The main accused in the case, Ningaraja’s wife Kavya and her lover, Biresh, a resident of Vinobanagar, have been arrested.
On June 9, 34-year-old Ningaraj was found dead at. His wife Kavya claimed that her husband Ningaraj died after falling from the terrace of their house.
The mother of the deceased Shivalingamma did not believe Kavya’s version of what happened and filed a murder complaint at Hadadi Police Station. Based on the complaint, the police started their interrogation and found that the victim’s wife had an illicit affair with a man named Biresh.
The police also found that Kavya and Biresh had once eloped but the villagers managed to bring her back and convinced Ningaraj to accept her in the interest of their child.
When Ningaraj found out that Kavya had not ended her affair with Biresh, he objected and the couple had a scuffle. According to police, Kavya hatched a plan with Biresh to eliminate her husband. On June 9, Kavya and Biresh assaulted Ningaraj and hit him with a rod on his head. The duo tried to cover up the murder as an accident but failed. The accused are now cooling their heels in jail.