India, Nov. 7 -- A woman allegedly conspired with her lover to murder her husband after he discovered their affair in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, media reports said.

The case has exposed a disturbing pattern of spousal killings driven by extramarital relationships in the region.

The body bore three gunshot wounds, and investigators initially suspected a robbery attempt gone wrong.

However, the case took a dramatic turn when Rahul's wife, Anjali, went missing shortly after the murder, NDTV reported.

Police soon discovered that she had been in a relationship with Ajay, a resident of the same village. When officers went looking for Ajay, he too was untraceable.

According to the investigation, Ajay lured Rahul to the fields under th...