Madhya Pradesh man killed by wife and her lover; body set on fire to destroy evidence

The body of the man was chopped, burnt, and buried in a pit using a JCB; they buried the remains in a pit dug with a JCB machine.

Another shocking murder has made the headlines. This time, it happened in Madhya Pradesh, where a woman and her boyfriend allegedly killed her husband in a horrifying murder.

Husband killed in MP by wife and lover.

Police said the accused attempted to destroy evidence by setting the body parts on fire, but they failed. They buried the remains in a pit dug with a JCB machine. The woman, Dhapu, plotted the murder of her husband with her lover, Pankaj Chaudhary. The 36-year-old woman and her partner allegedly killed her husband, cut his body into pieces, and buried them in a pit on a farm at Bhanpura in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur, said police on Tuesday, and added the two accused were arrested on Monday. Vijay Kumar Yadav, sub-divisional police officer, said the remains of DhanrajNath, 39, were recovered from the farm of Pankaj Chaudhary, 40, and sent for post-mortem examination. Investigators said Nath knew about Chaudhary’s relationship with his wife, Dhapu, and that they fought frequently.

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Vijay Kumar Yadav said, “The accused planned the murder on April 9. On April 10, Chaudhary lured Dhanraj to his farm to settle the matter, where he killed him. On Saturday, Dhapu and Chaudhary cut the body parts into pieces. The accused attempted to destroy evidence by setting the body parts on fire, but they failed. They buried the remains in a pit dug with a JCB machine at Chaudhary’s farm.” Dhapu claimed her husband had disappeared before their son filed a police complaint naming Chaudhary, who confessed to the murder. Police said they recovered weapons, including two swords and a crowbar, believed to have been used in the crime. They were investigating whether others were involved.