Sonbhadra, Oct. 8 -- The bodies of a woman and her lover were discovered in separate police jurisdictions, Hathinala and Duddhi, of Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, an official said today.
The incident has caused widespread shock and outrage in the region.
Superintendent of Police Abhishek Verma told the media the deceased woman, Munni Gupta, originally hailed from Naubatpur village in Patna district, Bihar. She had married Dukhan in a love marriage that her family never accepted.
According to police reports, Munni's marriage had enraged four of her brothers. Unable to come to terms with her decision, they plotted to kill both Munni and Dukhan. Fearing for their lives, the couple had initially fled to Gujarat, where they lived in hidi...