Barabanki, Dec. 16 -- A 30-year-old woman from Gorakhpur was allegedly murdered at her lover's house in Shahabpur village under the Masauli police station area of Barabanki district.

Her blood-soaked body was found inside a locked room this morning. While the family members of the accused have fled, the woman's lover has been taken into police custody for questioning.

The deceased has been identified as Mamta Yadav, daughter of Rajkishore, a resident of Sangam Chauraha, Gorakhpur.

According to police, Mamta was in a relationship with Sandeep Yadav (31), a resident of Shahabpur village. Sandeep works as a Bio-CNG engineer with Reliance and was posted in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The two reportedly met about one and a half years ago throug...