VARANASI, Aug. 6 -- A woman was arrested on Tuesday for the murder of her live-in partner with the help of her lover and his accomplice, in Mungeshwar Sultanpur, Sarayalkhasni police station area in Mau district, police said.

The accused woman identified as Shahzadi, 32, was arrested along with her lover's accomplice Suraj Rajbhar, 30, while her lover and main accused Akash Rao, 25, a resident of Munshipura overbridge, is still absconding.

The victim, identified as Asgar Ali, 35, a resident of Kasim Pokhari Munshipura Kotwali, was stabbed to death on Monday. The accused woman herself informed the police about the murder, claiming someone else had killed Ali and fled, the officer added.

Additional superintendent of police Anoop Kumar sa...