Firozabad,

26 July (HS): A lady and her lover were detained in Firozabad on Saturday after

reportedly poisoning her husband to death, police said. According to Police

Superintendent Ravi Shankar Prasad, Sunil was reportedly killed on May 14. At

the time, his family thought he died naturally. However, a few days later, his

mother reported her daughter-in-law, Shashi, to Tundla Police Station for

suspicious behaviour. A case was opened and an investigation began.

During

the investigation, Sunil's wife, Shashi, was detained and questioned. Shashi admitted to poisoning her husband

Sunil's meals during intensive interrogation. She confessed that on May 13, she

gave him poison in his khichdi. As he recovered from therapy, she poisoned him

again on May 14, this time mixing it with his curd, resulting in his death,

according to Prasad.

Shashi

confessed that she was in a relationship with one Yadavendra, a resident of the

same village, and obtained the poison through him, he added. Police

seized a poison sachet as well as the dish used to deliver the poison. The

couple was caught and sentenced to prison.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi