NAVI MUMBAI: The murder of 32-year-old man, Nilesh Das, whose body was found near the railway tracks in Panvel, has now been detected with the arrests of his wife and her paramour.

Police sources informed that Das' wife, Karuna (28), and one Tousif Jehangir Ali Khan (25) have been nabbed for hatching the devious plot of eliminating the man.

Karuna was reportedly having an illicit relation with Khan and so the duo decided to kill Das.

The victim's body was found by the railway police on the morning of February 26. The case was transferred to Panvel City police station.

The accused had tried to make the death look like a suicide or an accident. However, since the body had deep injuries on the neck and hands due to a sharp weapon, a case of murder was lodged.

After further inquiries with the family members of Das, police found a few discrepancies in the statements given by the victim's wife. She had told her in-laws that she is searching for her missing husband by putting up his photographs on local autorickshaws. However, when the cops quizzed her as to which autos she had pasted the photos of Das, she was unable to give a proper answer.

Police soon got to know that Karuna and Khan were having an affair. The duo eventually confessed that on the night of February 25, Khan had forced Das to drink alcohol in Panvel.

Khan and Das were friends as they worked as construction workers. After Das became inebriated, Das fatally assaulted him with a chopper. He then called Karuna to the spot in order to put the body in a plastic sack.

At around 4 am on February 26, they dumped the body near the railway tracks, in a feeble attempt to make it look like an accident.

Further police investigation is on to find out if any third person is involved in the murder.