Archive · 7 Sep 2025
Wife, Lover Arrested in Kanpur Murder, Skeleton Exhumed After 10 Months
A man named Shivbeer Singh was murdered in Kanpur.
His wife, Lakshmi, and her lover, Amit Singh, are accused of the crime.
They drugged Shivbeer, then Amit killed him with a pickaxe.
His body was buried in their backyard.
After 10 months, the police, acting on a missing person report and after the suspects confessed, dug up the body.
The police have arrested the wife and her lover, and are investigating the case further.
Neighbors said the victim and his wife had arguments.
His personal belongings helped identify his body.
Police exhumed the skeletal remains of a man, Shivbeer Singh, 10 months after he was reported missing.
Shivbeer's wife, Lakshmi, and her lover, Amit Singh, were arrested in connection with the murder.
Lakshmi allegedly sedated her husband and Amit killed him with a pickaxe.
The body was buried in the backyard of their Kanpur home.
Neighbors reported frequent arguments between Shivbeer and his wife.
- Who
- Shivbeer Singh was murdered by his wife and her lover.
- What
- Shivbeer Singh was sedated, killed with a pickaxe, and buried in his backyard.
- When
- Approx. 10 months prior to arrest.
- Where
- Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Due to an alleged illicit relationship between Lakshmi and Amit Singh, and frequent arguments.
- Victim
- Shivbeer Singh, 50
- Perpetrators
- Lakshmi (wife), Amit Singh (lover)
- Location
- Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Time Since Death
- 10 months
- Method
- Sedation and pickaxe
Sources
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