Ludhiana, May 16 -- In a shocking case of betrayal and brutality, a 40-year-old man was bludgeoned to death by his wife and her aide in Sohiyan village in Malaud of Khanna on Wednesday night.

The victim has been identified as Bahadur Singh, alias Bhola, a daily-wage labourer. According to police officials, Bahadur's wife Jasvir Kaur conspired with her lover Sukhpreet Singh to eliminate her husband. Sukhpreet, who was a co-worker of Bahadur, was a frequent visitor to the victim's home and developed a close and illicit relationship with Jasvir.

Bahadur had reportedly grown suspicious of their affair and had repeatedly pleaded with his wife to break ties with Sukhpreet, especially as they had a seven-year-old daughter. Despite his appeals,...