On Sunday, Uma asked Yogesh to meet him near his shop at around 9.30 pm (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Key Highlights A woman in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh was arrested on Tuesday along with her paramour for allegedly murdering a 28-year-old The woman was in a relationship with the deceased She decided to murder the 28-year-old man allegedly after he asked her to wait for marriage

Bareilly: On Monday, the charred body of a 28-year-old man was found near the Kumar cinema hall in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The police launched an investigation into the case to nab the persons behind the murder. Shailesh Pandey, senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Bareilly, announced a cash reward of Rs 15,000 for solving the case within 24 hours.

After the reward was announced, additional SP (crime) RK Bhartiya and his team started searching for suspects and collecting evidence. Within 24 hours, the cops managed to track down two persons who murdered the 28-year-old man.

Girlfriend of 8 years was behind murder

The deceased was identified as Yogesh Saxena. Saxena was in a relationship with Uma Shukla. Uma and Yogesh had been together for 8 years.

According to an investigation, Uma was married but in 2014, Uma moved out of her husband's house and started living separately. She had also filed a dowry case against her husband. Soon after she moved out, Uma and Yogesh began their courtship.

Deceased asked his girlfriend to wait for marriage

The Times of India reported that Uma wanted to get married but Yogesh had asked her to wait. Yogesh could not get married as his elder sister was not married. After Yogesh asked Uma to wait, she allegedly decided to kill him. Desperate to tie the knot, Uma took the decision of marrying Sunil, a local storekeeper.

How it happened

On Sunday, Uma asked Yogesh to meet him near his shop around 9.30 pm. During this time, Sunil was waiting to attack Yogesh. When Yogesh arrived at the spot, Sunil sprayed red chilli powder in his eyes and slit his throat.

Accused tried to burn body

After attacking Yogesh, Sunil fled the spot and met Uma who was waiting outside a private hospital. After some time, the two (Uma and Sunil) came back to the spot where Yogesh had been attacked to ensure that he had died. After checking that Yogesh had succumbed, the two accused burned his body after pouring petrol on it.

After completing the investigation, the police booked the two accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).