Auraiya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 25 (HBTV): A man was killed by contract killers hired by his wife and her lover in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya, police officials said.

According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Auraiya, Abhijeet R Shankar, the police received information about an injured person on March 19. The police immediately reached the spot and rushed the injured person, identified as Dilip Yadav, to the hospital.

The victim succumbed to his injuries, after which the police registered a murder case against an unknown person.

‘The police received information about an injured person on March 19. Upon receiving the information, the police immediately reached the spot and took the injured to the hospital. The victim was identified as Dilip Yadav. After he died during treatment, a murder case was registered against an unknown person,’ R Shankar said on Monday.

During the investigation, the police identified a suspect from CCTV footage near Ramji Nagar and deployed teams to track him. He was arrested on Monday along with his aide. The police found that the aide, Anurag Yadav, had been in a relationship with Dilip's wife, Pragati Yadav, for the past four years, the Auraiya SP stated.

The police revealed that Anurag planned the murder on Pragati’s instructions and had struck a deal worth INR 2 lakh to carry out the crime. A search for other individuals involved in the conspiracy is underway.

‘Through the CCTV cameras installed under Operation Trinetra, we identified a suspect near Ramji Nagar. We deployed teams to track him, and today he and his aide have been arrested. We also found that Anurag Yadav, an associate of the arrested individuals, was in a relationship with the deceased's wife, Pragati Yadav, for the past four years. It was also discovered that Anurag Yadav planned the entire murder on Pragati’s instructions. He had made a deal with Ramji Nagar for INR 2 lakh. We are searching for others involved in the conspiracy,’ Shankar said.

(ANI)