Love Triangle Turns Deadly: Man Arrested for Murdering Wife's Boyfriend in Jharkhand

Jharkhand Police have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly murdering another man for having an affair with his wife, a police official said on Sunday.

According to the police, the deceased was identified as Rohit Kumar Singh (25), who was shot dead at point-blank range while he was sleeping. This incident occurred in Kitadih in the Bagbera police station area on October 14.

During the investigation, police arrested Sumit Mandal, who is accused in several criminal cases, SSP Kaushal Kishore reported. Sumit Mandal, also known as Babu Bangali in the area, confessed during interrogation that he, along with his brother-in-law, Kundan Singh, and an accomplice, killed Rohit, who was a school van driver and had an illicit relationship with his wife, the SSP added.

The third accused in this case is still at large, and a search is ongoing to apprehend him, although Kundan Singh surrendered before a court on Saturday.

In another incident, four individuals were arrested with arms and ammunition from Baroda Ghat on Saturday night. Two country-made pistols, three magazines, nine live cartridges of 7.65 mm bore, a motorcycle, and three mobile phones were seized from them, the SSP said. A case under relevant sections of the Arms Act has been registered.