Security guard’s widow arrested for his murder

January 24th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS  

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The widow of a security guard and her paramour have been arrested for his murder, police said Monday. They have been identified as Lalita, 35, and Amrish Dass, 30.

The body of Pardeshi, 40, was discovered in a water tank of an under-construction building near of Government Sarovdaya School in Inderpuri area of west Delhi last Wednesday.

During interrogation, Lalita confessed to the crime.

“She told us that she had developed an illicit relationship with Dass, under whom she was working at the construction site, since last four-five months. They met each other at another construction site in Najafgarh. She was planning to elope with Amrish so they planned to get rid off her husband,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-West) Sharad Agarwal.

The duo allegedly killed Pardesi Jan 18 by strangulating him with a shawl and then dumped the body in the tank to make it seem a case of accidental drowning.

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