Auraiya, March 24 -- A man was killed by contract killers hired by his wife and her lover in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya, the police officials said.

According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Auraiya Abhijeet R Shankar, the police received information about an injured person on March 19. The police immediately reached the spot and rushed the injured person, who was identified as Dilip Yadav, to the hospital.

The victim succumbed to his injuries, after which the police registered a murder case against an unknown person.

"... The police received information about an injured person on 19 March. On receiving information, the police immediately reached the spot and took the injured to the hospital. The victim had been identified as Dilip Yadav....