UP woman went on Shimla trip after killing husband with lover

A woman, along with her lover, allegedly murdered and dismembered her 32-year-old husband in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut before going on a trip to Shimla, investigators said on Wednesday.

Rajput and Rastogi got married in 2016 and had a five-year-old daughter, Pihu. The two lived in Indiranagar's Master colony in Brahmpuri.

An affair with the neighbour

Troubles came up in their marital life when Rajput got a job at a mall in London in 2020 and had to leave his wife and daughter behind in Meerut. He later joined service in the merchant navy there.

In his absence, Rastogi grew closer to her neighbor Shukla, a Chartered Accountant, entered into a illicit relationship with him.

Meanwhile, Rajput found out about his wife's affair with their neighbor. He had returned to Meerut on February 24 to celebrate his wife's birthday on February 25 and that of his daughter on February 28.