Murder or electrocution: Man killed by wife, cousin

A 36-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his wife and his cousin - who were in an illicit relationship -- in West Delhi's Uttam Nagar on Sunday.

- Hemani Bhandari

The duo tried to pass off the murder as an accidental electrocution, but the truth began to unravel after the victim’s brother stumbled upon incriminating messages, investigators aware of the case said on Friday.

Police identified the deceased as Karan Dev, a resident of Om Vihar. Police identified his wife, Sushmita Dev, 35, and his 24-year-old cousin, Rahul Dev, as the accused.

The case came to light on Sunday morning when police received a call from Mata Rooprani Maggo Hospital in Uttam Nagar, reporting that a man had been brought in dead, according to deputy commissioner of police (Dwarka) Ankit Singh.

“The patient, Karan, was declared brought dead and was shifted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital for postmortem,” he said adding that on Sunday, no allegations were raised by family members who also expressed their wish to waive off the postmortem examination.