India, April 19 -- The Uttar Pradesh police on Friday revealed how a 25-year-old woman in Bareilly, Rekha, tried to stage the killing of her husband Kehr Pal Singh with her lover Pintu as part of the duo's plan to live together.

The incident was reported to police by the accused's neighbours after they discovered Singh's body around 5pm on Friday. Police registered a case following a complaint by the victim's elder brother, Ashok Kumar, who suspected foul play.

A case of murder has been registered against Rekha and Pintu at the Fatehganj Pashchimi police station. The accused duo, who were sent to jail on Friday, allegedly orchestrated Singh's murder and tried to pass it off as a suicide.

Police performed the postmortem on Singh's body ...