Meerut, April 9 -- The murder of a railway employee, who was found dead at his house in Bijnor's district on April 4, was allegedly planned and executed by his wife, police said.

According to them, Deepak Kumar's wife Shivani has confessed to lacing his breakfast with four sleeping pills. Once Deepak slipped into a semi-conscious state, she strangled him to death only with her left hand, as the right limb had recently suffered a fracture, superintendent of police (SP-City) Sanjeev Kumar Bajpai.

The case comes a month after a merchant navy officer was allegedly killed by his wife and her partner in Meerut.

"Shivani has confessed to giving [Deepak Kumar] sleeping pills and waiting for their effect to kick in before she killed him. It was...