Overview

• Authorities allege the 33-year-old laced meals and coffee with poison in a premeditated attempt to kill her husband, two children and in-laws.
• Her husband, Gajendra, uncovered incriminating materials in her bag and lodged a complaint with Belur Police Station.
• Investigators say she had previously ended an affair after community intervention but resumed a relationship with Shivu about a year ago.
• All five victims survived severe stomach pain, were hospitalized and are now under medical supervision.
• Police have charged Chaitra with attempted murder, named Shivu a co-accused and deployed a team to locate him in Hassan district.