A 36-year-old woman and her accomplice killed her husband, cut his body into pieces and buried them in a pit at a farm in Bhanpura in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Tuesday, adding that the accused were arrested on Monday.
Sub-divisional police officer Vijay Kumar Yadav said the remains of Dhanraj Nath, 39, were recovered from the farm of Pankaj Chaudhary, 40, and were sent for post-mortem examination.
Investigators said Nath was aware of Chaudhary and his wife Daboo’s relationship, and they used to fight frequently.
“The accused planned the murder on April 9. On April 10, Chaudhary lured Dhanraj to his farm to settle the matter, where he killed him. On Saturday, Dabboo and Chaudhary cut the body parts into pieces. The accused tried to destroy the evidence by setting the body parts on fire but failed. They buried the remains in a hole dug by a JCB machine at Chaudhary’s farm,” Yadav said.
Dabo claimed that her husband had disappeared before their son filed a police complaint mentioning Chaudhry, who confessed to committing the murder. Police said they found weapons, including two swords and a crowbar, believed to have been used in the crime. They were investigating whether others were involved.
