India, June 29 -- A woman, along with her lover, allegedly killed her husband and disposed of his body nearly 30 kilometers away in a bid to avoid suspicion in Karnataka's Tumakuru district.

The incident took place on June 24 in the Kadashettihalli village of Tiptur taluk, according to an NDTV report.

The victim, identified as 50-year-old Shankaramurthy, allegedly lived alone in a farmhouse. His wife, Sumangala, worked as a cook at a girls hostel in Tiptur, officials said.

Sumangala, with her lover Nagaraju, a resident of Karadalusante village, conspired to kill Shankaramurthy after he objected to their affair. The wife allegedly threw chilli powder into her husband's eyes and beat him with a club, NDTV quoted police as saying. Sumanga...