Wife kills hubby 18 yrs after marriage,dumps body in river with lover’s help | Lucknow News

LUCKNOW: In a chilling rerun of the Meghalaya honeymoon murder case, a woman in Siddharthnagar district was arrested for killing her husband with the help of her lover and disposing of his body in the Rapti river. The couple was married for 18 years and had a 12-year-old son. Police said the accused, Sangeeta Devi (35), gave her husband, Kannan Kumar (48), poisoned prasad while returning from a temple visit. Along with her lover, Anil Shukla alias Vivek (27), who was eight years younger, she pushed his unconscious body off a 25-ft-high bridge into the Rapti near Kodari in Balrampur on June 2. After killing him, Sangeeta filed a missing person complaint on June 5 at Dhebarua police station and spent the next three days travelling with Anil. Later, when questioned, she failed to give concrete answers. Surveillance checked her mobile location, which was found to be with Kannan on June 2. When confronted with this evidence, she confessed and revealed Anil’s involvement. Her 12-year-old son also told police, “Papa went out with mummy and Anil uncle, but only mummy returned.” Meanwhile, Kannan’s brother, Babu Lal, who suspected foul play due to the strained relationship between the couple, also filed a complaint suspecting his brother’s murder and accusing his wife, Sangeeta. The body was found as a skeleton from the river on June 10, about 1.5 km downstream, and identified based on clothing. Police arrested both Sangeeta and Anil on the complaint registered by Babu Lal.Police circle officer, Shohratgarh, Sujeet Rai, who supervised the case, said that Sangeeta reportedly met Anil five years ago during a train journey. “Their affair deepened, and Anil began frequenting her house. Though Kannan grew suspicious and confronted his wife, she dismissed the allegations as mere friendship. However, Sangeeta and Anil eventually planned the murder to remove Kannan from the equation,” said Rai.During interrogation, Sangeeta confessed: “We fed him poison during a trip to Vibhuti Nath temple in Shravasti. On the way back, we stopped at Kodari bridge and threw him into the river.” According to locals, Kannan brought Sangeeta home after a love marriage 18 years ago and earned a living by fish farming.Rai confirmed the arrests and said the murder was premeditated. “She tried to mislead the investigation but broke down under sustained questioning,” he said. Both accused have been sent to jail.