The Kurukshetra police arrested a woman in connection with the murder of her husband on Monday. The police arrested Sushma, a resident of Sanwla village, for her alleged involvement in the murder of her husband, Rajkumar, whose body was found near a gurdwara at the village on Sunday.

The police had earlier arrested Mohit, a resident of Muniarpur, for allegedly killing Rajkumar. According to a Kurukshetra police spokesperson, Rajkumar’s wife was arrested for her involvement in the conspiracy to murder her husband. She was produced before a court, which sent her to judicial custody. Meanwhile, Mohit was also produced before a court, which remanded him in police custody for two days. The two-wheeler and the piece of cloth allegedly used to strangle Rajkumar are to be recovered during the remand period.

A case was registered at Sadar Thanesar police station on the complaint of Rajender, the deceased’s father. The complainant alleged that Mohit had an illicit relationship with Rajkumar’s wife.

On Saturday night, Mohit allegedly took Rajkumar to agricultural fields, where they consumed liquor. He later used a piece of cloth to strangle him.