India, July 28 -- A 30-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his wife and her lover in Bihar's Samastipur district after he reportedly caught them in an illicit relationship. The deceased, Sonu Jha, was found lying dead inside his home by his father.

The incident occurred early Saturday morning in Laguniya Raghukanth village under the jurisdiction of Mufassil police station, reported Live Hindustan.

Police said his body bore multiple injury marks and had been sent to Sadar Hospital for a postmortem. According to the Hindi daily, a murder case has been registered, and the deceased's wife, Smita Jha, has been arrested.

Smita Jha, during police interrogation, reportedly confessed to the crime and revealed the events leading to the murder...