Delhi: Noida Police have arrested a woman and her lover for murdering her husband and hiding the body in a septic tank.
The incident had the involvement of another person who is still at large.
The incident happened on January 2 in Saraswati Kunj, Greater Noida. The dead man, Satish, was originally from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh and had moved to Greater Noida two years ago with his wife and five-year-old child.
Satish had hired Harpal, a mason, to construct a house for them and it is during this time that Neetu, his wife, got close to him.
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Police investigations revealed that Neetu and Harpal spiked Satish’s drink, strangled him and then hid the body in an under-construction house in the neighbourhood before burying it in the septic tank.
The police were alerted when Satish’s brother filed a missing complaint on 10 January. Upon questioning, Neetu and Harpal confessed to the crime.
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The area was dug up and the body was found in the septic tank. It has been sent for post-mortem. Investigations are ongoing to find the third accused.