Wife, paramour arrested for murder of man

It was revealed that Anita was in an extra-marital affair with Arjun Mandal for the last three years. Both were planning to eliminate her husband Dayaram for the past few months.

A 30-year-old domestic help and her lover allegedly hatched a conspiracy to kill her husband and portray his death as an accident as they considered him an obstacle in their relationship, the police said on Sunday.

Anita and Arjun Mandal (38) were arrested in connection with the killing, they said.

The body of Dayaram (42), with grievous injuries on his head and other body parts, was found lying in the shaft of a lift in an under-construction building in Central Delhi’s East Patel Nagar on October 17, the police said.

A case was registered and a probe was initiated, the police said. The identity of the man was confirmed by his wife and other relatives.

During investigation, suspicion grew on Dayaram’s wife as she attempted to mislead the police and was quite evasive during the interrogation.

During call detail record (CDR) analysis of mobile phones of Dayaram and his wife, one mobile number was found to be the common link, said DCP (Central) Mandeep Singh Randhawa.

However, Anita and Arjun confessed to their crime after they were confronted with evidences and CDRs.

It was revealed that Anita was in an extramarital affair with Arjun for the last three years. Both were planning to eliminate Dayaram for the past few months.

To execute their plan, Arjun called Dayaram at the Patel Nagar Metro station at the instance of Anita. He offered him drinks. Subsequently, they purchased whiskey, chicken, and glasses.

Following which, Arjun took him to the terrace of an under-construction building in East Patel Nagar at about 7 pm, where they had some drinks.

After spending almost an hour on the rooftop, he pushed Dayaram from the stairs down the shaft of an open lift. The deceased succumbed to his injuries due to fall from a height of almost 45 feet, the DCP said.