Maharashtra News: A woman murdered her paralysed husband by smothering him with a pillow with the help of her lover in Maharashtra's Nagpur district. The woman initially tried to pass it off as natural death, however confessed to the crime during police interrogation.

The woman, Disha Ramteke (30) and her husband Chandrasen Ramteke (38) were married for 13 years. They have three children. Around two years ago, the husband suffered an attack and was paralysed, leaving him bed-ridden. Disha used to sell water cans to run the household, as per an NDTV report.

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The husband often had doubts about the Disha’s character during their marriage. About two months ago, Disha met mechanic Asif Islam Ansari alias Rajababu Tyrewala and soon they turned into lovers.

The lovers planned to murder Disha’s husband after he had found out about her illicit relationship.

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The incident took place on Friday afternoon when Chandrasen was asleep at home. After calling Asif over, Disha pinned her husband down while Asif pressed a pillow on to his face and suffocated him. The husband was found lying unconscious in his house. The body was then sent for post-mortem.