Hathras double murder: Two arrested; man’s second wife plotted killings, claims police

HATHRAS (UP): (Sep 30) Two people were arrested in the killing of a retired Army man and his first wife at their home here, officials on Wednesday said, claiming that the man’s second wife had conspired with her alleged lover to eliminate the couple.

Shamsuddin, 62, and his first wife Sameena alias Saddo, 56, were allegedly hacked to death with a sharp-edged weapon on the intervening night of September 26 and 27 at their house in the Islamnagar locality of Sadabad Kotwali area, police said.

Superintendent of Police Chiranjeev Nath Sinha said seven police teams, including forensic experts and a dog squad, were formed to crack the case and investigators examined footage from around 350 CCTV cameras.