Nazeerbad police have booked three persons including a woman who stabbed a 40-year-old at Chandrapur village; wife with the help of her paramour and his friend stabbed deceased late in the night on Tuesday. Woman was nabbed by police and search for the two accused has been started.

After the murder of Sonaksh Singh accused wife Bhuli Bai and two persons escaped from the back door. In the investigation when the accused wife was quizzed she confessed killing her husband with the help of her lover Prem Singh and his friend Pannalal.SHO Sunil Singh Bhadoria said that the deceased used to work in other cities according to the work and would visit house on festivals or occasionally. The wife of the accused developed relationship with the Prem Singh who along with Pannalal stabbed the deceased to death.

The wife of deceased opened the back door for Prem and Panna’s entry and helped them in stabbing as she caught hold of her husband. For the past 2-3 years Bhuli Bai developed relationship with Prem Singh and when deceased returned on Diwali and stayed back Bhuli and Prem were not able to meet. They were also caught in compromising position by the deceased and later he also scolded and assaulted Bhuli which she reported to Prem after which they planned murder. The deceased was attacked in his neck several times by the two accused, he added.

The neighbors rushed to the rescue of deceased after hearing noise from the house but the door was closed from inside and later neighbors informed brother and family members of deceased who rushed to the house. The accused escaped from the back door.