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- A Lucknow Ola driver, Umendra Pratap Singh, and his lover Aarti Varma allegedly murdered his wife Anjali after she discovered their seven-month affair, strangling her on the night of July 30-31 and dumping her body in the Gomti River.
- The husband then filed a missing person report at the police station to suggest she had left home with her jewellery.
- Police recovered the body on July 31, registered a murder case on her brother's complaint, and used surveillance and technical evidence to arrest both accused.
- Investigators have recovered 32 jewellery items worth about Rs 10 lakh, two mobile phones, and the Swift Dzire car used in the crime.
What to watch next
- Further police investigation and chargesheet in the murder case
- Whether the accused are formally charged and tried, given Umendra's earlier criminal case in Hardoi
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Named India · Anjali Singh · Gomti River · Lucknow · Rahimabad · Uttar Pradesh · Amit Kumar Anand · Arti Verma · Arun Kumar Trigunayak · Ola · Umendra Pratap Singh
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