Wife Conspires Husband's Murder for Same-Sex Love in Fatehpur

• In Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, farmer Sumer Singh was brutally murdered, initially appearing as a blind case.
• Police investigation revealed Sumer Singh's wife, Renu Devi, and her female lover, Malti Devi, conspired the murder.
• The same-sex relationship between Renu and Malti deepened, leading them to view Sumer Singh as an obstacle.
• A contract of 60,000 rupees was given to Jitendra Gupta alias Ziddi to kill Sumer Singh; 8,000 rupees were paid upfront.
• Sumer Singh was strangled with a rope and then had his throat slit; Renu Devi, Malti Devi, and Raju Sonkar have been arrested, while Jitendra Gupta and Ram Prakash are absconding.

Why It Matters: A wife conspired with her female lover to murder her husband, who was an obstacle to their same-sex relationship.