Woman, paramour held for husband’s murder

New Delhi, June 15 

A woman and her paramour have been arrested for allegedly hiring killers for Rs 7,000 to murder her husband Suresh Kumar at the couple’s  accommodation in South Avenue here, the police said on Saturday.

A juvenile has also been held for the murder of 52-year-old Kumar, whose throat was slit when he was alone at his home on June 7. However, his accomplice, identified as Aman, is absconding since the incident.

Kumar’s wife Anju and Shivam Thakur (21) have been arrested. Aman was Thakur’s friend and allegedly hired for killing Kumar.

The couple stayed at the servant quarters of MPs’ flats in South Avenue.  According to police, Kumar did not share good relations with his wife, who was 16 years younger to him, and indulged in gambling.

A month before the incident, Anju had consumed poison after a tiff with her husband. When Thakur asked her the reason, she insisted that either she or her husband should die. Thakur and with Anju hatched a conspiracy to kill Suresh, the DCP said. — TNS/PTI