India, July 23 -- The woman and her lover, who allegedly murdered her husband and buried the body before absconding, were detained on Tuesday evening in Pune. They will be brought to Mumbai for arrest today.

The accused, Gudiya Devi, 32, and her lover Monu Vishwakarma, 33, murdered her husband, Vijay Chauhan, 34, over 15 days ago in Nalasopara, according to the police. Gudiya switched off her phone soon after a call from one of her husband's brothers, to whom she lied that Vijay was away at work. After she accidentally switched on her phone, the police traced her location to Hadapsar in Pune, said a police officer.

The crime came to light on Monday morning when the brother of the deceased, Akhilesh, visited his house and noticed a foul ...