Woman killed husband due to illicit relation with his business partner: Muzaffarpur SSP

PATNA: The Muzaffarpur police are on the lookout for one Radha Devi who allegedly killed her husband, Rakesh Kumar, with the help of her paramour, Subhash Kumar.
Cut into pieces and stuffed in a plastic container, the body of the 30-year-old youth was recovered from a flat at Balughat under the Town police station area on Saturday.
“Preliminary investigation has revealed that Radha’s illicit relationship with Rakesh’s business partner, Subhash, was one of the reasons behind the murder,” Muzaffarpur SSP, Jayant Kant, said on Monday, adding that a knife, a hammer and a half-filled packet of bleaching power were also recovered from the flat.
The SSP also pointed out, “A Forensic Science Laboratory team had collected evidence from the spot on Sunday. Its report is awaited.”
According to police, Radha and Subhash strangled Rakesh to death after offering him drinks laced with a sedative.
The SHO of Sikandarpur police outpost, Harendra Kumar, said four people, including Radha, her sister, brother-in-law, and paramour, had been named as accused in the FIR lodged on the statement of Rakesh’s brother, Dinesh Sahni.
Dinesh told the investigators that Radha misled his wife when she went to the Balughat residence of Rakesh to inquire about him about six days ago. She claimed that Rakesh had gone out for some business-related work. He was, however, killed on Saturday night. Later, evidences related to the use of urea, sulphuric acid, and salt to decompose his body were found.
“The post-mortem report revealed that the victim was killed five days before the recovery of his body. The windows were shut and the room was locked from outside,” an investigating officer claimed.
During investigation, it came to light that Radha had been living in a rented flat after Rakesh shifted to Delhi due to police pressure in a case related to violation of the prohibition law. However, she called him on the eve of Teej and killed him subsequently.
Earlier, Rakesh was sent to jail thrice in prohibition-related cases lodged with the Town police station and the Sikandarpur police outpost.