A woman killed her husband with the help of two lovers on Wednesday night in Lucknow’s Malihabad area.

“The accused woman, Rekha, 32, the wife of the Pradeep, 35, and her two paramours, Sonu Pal, 30 and Raju Raidas, 25, have been arrested following the registration of a case under IPC 302 (Murder) and sections of the SC & ST Act,” a police official said.

According to the family, the victim’s wife and her three children were sleeping in the same room where the man was killed.

“Upon the arrival of the police, and while questioning the family, it came to fore that the deceased’s wife had an affair with Sonu Pal and Raju Raidas of the same village and that the men used to often visit their house. The deceased and the other members of the family were in the know of their affair and would oppose her,” police said.

“On May 8, Rekha called both over. Raju brought a sleeping pill and an axe. Pradeep’s dinner was laced with the sleeping pill, and he fell asleep. Then Sonu caught hold of his legs and Raju struck Pradeep several times with the axe, while Rekha stood guard to see if anyone was coming,” the DCP said.

The incident came to light when police got a call on Thursday morning about a man’s body found in a pool of blood with his neck slashed, in his room, in Kushbhari area, under the Malihabad police station limits.

During interrogation, the accused confessed to their crime and told the police that Pradeep had seen them with his wife in a compromising position.