A housewife conspired with her boyfriend and killed her husband by throttling him at Domkal in Murshidabad on Tuesday triggering tension among the local residents. Police said that the victim, Saiful Islam had been in Kerala for quite some time where he used to work as labourer. After returning to Bengal, he came to know that his wife, Hasina Bibi had developed an illicit relationship with his nephew. He protested against the incident which made his wife angry and she conspired with her lover in order to kill her husband. The accused had been waiting for the suitable time to execute the crime.
On Tuesday morning the family members of the husband found that he was lying dead on the bed with some injury marks around his throat. After being informed the police recovered the body and sent it for the post-mortem.
Police arrested victim's wife while Golam Rasul, the victim's nephew has been absconding since the incident. The accused wife was questioned by the family members. Initially she said that she did not have the slightest of idea how the incident happened. After being grilled by the family members and the local residents, she broke down and admitted to the crime.
The accused was later handed over to the police by the local residents. Police are waiting for the post-mortem reports. Raids are being conducted to nab the other culprit.