NELLORE: A wife took the help of her lover and his friends to eliminate her husband at Pantapalem village in Muthukur mandal of SPSR Nellore district on November 15.
The murder came to light after the body of the husband Gandarla Chinna Mani, 40, was found in a gunny bag in Nakkala Kaluva near Pantapalem on Saturday.
According to police, Sobha, 37, wife of Chinna Mani, developed an illicit relationship with one K. Bharatkumar Reddy, a milk vendor of Narayanareddypeta, while working on his dairy farm.
Family members of Sobha, including her husband Mani and son Venkateswarlu, reprimanded her and shifted to Pantapalem two months ago. Mani started working as a watchman at an aqua pond. Soon, the husband started quarrelling frequently with Sobha about her affair.
Unable to bear Chinna Mani’s harassment, Sobha contacted Bharat Kumar and explained her situation. Following this, Bharat Kumar entrusted the job of murdering Mani to his friends – K. Masthanaiah, N. Naveen Kumar and Sk. Samiullah. The latter accosted Mani and killed him
Sobha revealed the truth after Chinna Mani’s family members grilled her about the whereabouts of her husband.
Police have registered a case and are looking out for the accused.
