Kanpur: The wife of a CRPF jawan was found murdered near a drain in Bhaupur Maitha, said Kanpur police on Saturday. She was reported to be missing for five days.
The victim's lover, along with two others, has been arrested after he admitted to the killing over suspicion of her having another relationship with a different man, the police added.
Three persons were arrested in connection with the murder.
One Mukhtar has been identified as the main accused and lover of the victim.
Further investigation is underway," said Additional DCP, West Kanpur, Brajesh Kumar Srivastava.
The incident occurred when the CRPF jawan, identified as Inderpal, a resident of Panki Ratanpur Colony in Kanpur, was on election duty in Mainpuri, while his wife Geeta (34), the victim, and their two children Sushantak and Siddharth were at home.
On February 20, Inderpal made several calls to his wife, but she didn't answer.
Apprehending something foul, Inderpal informed Panki police. On reaching the location police learnt that the victim was not at home.
According to police officials, empty beer cans, glasses and some objectionable items were found in the room.
On February 21, Inderpal returned home and filed a missing person's report with the local police station, which launched a probe into the case.
The victim's call records indicated she made her last call to Mukhtar, a car mechanic and a resident of the Rura Jamalpur area before she went missing.
Police then took him under custody and interrogated him. Mukhtar later admitted to the crime.
On Friday night, Panki station in-charge Anjan Kumar recovered the body near the drain.
In his statement to the police, Mukhtar said that he was upset with Geeta as she had started talking to someone else.
One of the victim's sons has identified Pushpendra Singh, a property dealer and resident of Gangaganj, as the second lover of the victim, police said.
On the evening of the incident, taking her in a car, Mukhtar strangled her to death and threw the body in the drain, police said.
He also told the police that he had a relationship with the victim before her marriage to Inderpal.
