Latest News | Man Killed by Contract Killer Hired by Wife, Her Lover in UP's Auraiya

Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. Lucknow/ Barely 15 days after he got married, a 25-year-old man was allegedly killed by a contract killer hired by his wife and her lover in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, police said on Monday. All three have been arrested.

Lucknow/Auraiya, Mar 24 (PTI) Barely 15 days after he got married, a 25-year-old man was allegedly killed by a contract killer hired by his wife and her lover in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, police said on Monday. All three have been arrested.

Sahar SHO Pankaj Mishra told PTI that the police received information about a man lying injured in a field on March 19. He was admitted to the community health centre in Bidhuna and his family members were informed.

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Dilip Yadav, the victim, was later taken to Saifai hospital and subsequently to Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh and then Agra. As his condition worsened, his family admitted him in a hospital in Auraiya on March 20. However, he died on the night of March 21.

The accused -- 22-year-old Pragati Yadav, her lover Anurag alias Manoj, and contract killer Ramji Chuadhary -- were identified on the basis of CCTV camera footage and arrested, the police said.

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Superintendent of Police (Auraiya) Abijith R Shankar said Pragati Yadav and Anurag hatched a conspiracy to eliminate Dilip Yadav. They paid Rs 2 lakh to Chaudhary to kill him.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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