Rohtak, April 23 -- Fatehabad police have arrested a woman and her male friend for allegedly murdering her husband and attempting to cover the murder by throwing the body in a canal.

The accused have been identified as Pooja Devi and her male friend Sharwan Kumar. According to police, victim Naseeb Kumar, a 45-year-old labourer, had been missing since March 2 and his body is yet to be recovered.

Tohana DSP Jai Bhagwan said that the victim's relative Raghunath had lodged a missing complaint on March 2 and he raised suspicion on his wife and her male friend Sharwan. "When we called the duo for questioning, they confessed to strangling Nasseb to death and throwing his body into a canal. The victim Naseeb, a resident of Jakhal, was married ...