India, Aug. 14 -- Three people, including the husband, were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly murdering a 45-year-old woman whose decomposed body was recovered 12 days after she went missing in South Tripura district, a senior police officer said.

Police identified the deceased as Kana Debnath, a resident of Belonia. Her daughter filed a missing complaint at the Belonia Women Police Station on July 30. Kana's decomposed body was recovered from a forest, around 16 km away from her home.

The suspects arrested include Kana's husband, Raju Debnath (35), and his friends - Dolan Das and Mohammad Mia.

"Preliminary investigation suggests that the woman was lured to a nearby forest by Das and Mia, who slit her throat. Raju allegedly gave Rs.50,...