Overview

• Om Saran admitted he fatally attacked his wife Amarvati near Kanthari village late on July 30 at the behest of his secret lover
• He initially told authorities that unknown assailants had robbed and killed his wife during a highway attack
• Investigators detected inconsistencies in his narrative and traced frequent calls to a woman named Mannat through call detail records
• Within 15 hours, forensic teams recovered the curved blade used in the killing along with hidden jewelry and cash based on Saran’s confession
• Saran is in judicial custody under four sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita while police probe Mannat’s alleged involvement in the plot