LUCKNOW, Oct. 23 -- A 43-year-old history-sheeter, Parshuram Singh, was murdered within Hardoi's Beniganj police station limits on Tuesday night allegedly over an illicit relationship with another man's wife. The motive for the murder came to light after police arrested the woman's husband, Luv Kush, and his friend Deshraj on Wednesday, officials said.

According to Hardoi additional superintendent of police (west) Martand Pratap Singh, the accused confessed to their crime. The ASP said Parshuram had a dubious past, with nine marriages and multiple illicit relationships over the last 20 years. Parshuram's family members told police that he first married at the age of 23 in Ghaziabad, but the relationship didn't last long. He went on to ma...