PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 16 -- A 34-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his wife's lover in Lalganj area of Pratapgarh, with police suspecting that the accused crushed his head with a brick before dumping the body in a pit along a canal. The deceased, Umashankar alias Guddu Kaushal, a resident of Lalganj town, earned a living by selling artificial jewellery. According to police, he left home on his motorcycle around 8 pm on Wednesday to visit a Durga Puja pandal but did not return. His body was found the next morning in a pit near the Kali Mata Temple in Sheetalmau village. After receiving information about the body, family members reached the spot and identified the deceased. Based on a complaint lodged by the victim's younger brother, Deepu Kaushal, police registered a murder case against Shahanshah, a resident of Dharupur village, the victim's wife Suman, and some unidentified persons. The complaint alleges that Suman and Shahanshah had been in a relationship for years and continued to remain in contact despite repeated objections from the victim and his family....