India, Feb. 8 -- A woman and her lover were arrested in Faridabad for allegedly killing her husband by sedating and strangling him to death due to alleged instances of domestic abuse and her relationship with the other accused, police said on Friday.

The accused were identified as Ranjita (single name) and her friend Vijay Narayan, 33, police said. The victim, Rakesh Kumar, 35, lived with his wife and their three children in Sanjay Colony, Sector 23, Faridabad. Narayan, a friend of Kumar, was also a frequent visitor to their home, investigators said.

According to police, Kumar left home at around 5.30pm on January 31 and did not return. His brother filed a missing person's complaint at Mujesar police station on February 2. During the in...