Delhi man finds wife with her lover, beats him to death; arrested

“The victim was beaten up with sticks, and he later succumbed to his injuries during treatment at GTB Hospital,” said Rakesh Paweriya, Deputy Commissioner of Police, North East district.

“At around 11 am, when Ajmat reached home, he saw his wife in a compromising position with Verma. The accused, in a fit of rage, physically assaulted both his wife and Verma, leaving the man with a blunt force injury to his forehead,” the officer said.

Another officer said Verma was held hostage at the accused’s home and beaten up by Ajmat and his associates. A few sources claimed that the accused pulled out the victim’s nails. The police, however, denied the claims or any instances of “torture”.

Verma was allegedly in a relationship with the accused’s wife for several months, the police said, adding that the motive behind the murder was “an act of revenge”.

According to the police, the assault was reported on Monday morning through a control room call. On the spot, the investigation officer found that the victim was initially taken to JPC Hospital by his relatives after sustaining severe injuries. He was later transferred to GTB Hospital, where he died at around 9 pm, the police said.

A case was initially filed under sections 115(2)[voluntarily causing hurt], 127(2) [Wrongful confinement], and 110 [attempt to commit culpable homicide] of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Following Verma’s death, Section 103(1) (murder) was added to the FIR, a police officer said.

DCP Paweriya said further investigations were underway.