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Slain woman’s lover detained in double murder case

Semi-paralysed man killed wife and son after claiming she was having an illicit affair and had married her paramour

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Posted On Sunday, February 05, 2012 at 08:18:57 AM

Nitin and Sweta in happier times
Delhi Police on Saturday said they have detained for questioning the lover of the woman who was murdered along with her five-year-old son by her partially paralysed husband.

The identity of the man, in his 30s, has not been disclosed. During questioning, the man revealed that he had not married Sweta, as was earlier claimed by her husband Nitin Maini.

“He and Sweta loved each other and they wanted to marry. Regarding this, he met Sweta’s mother a few days ago,” Assistant Commissioner of Police Jasmit Singh said.

“Nitin Maini had told police in his statement Friday that he killed his wife as she had an illicit relationship with the man and married him on January 4,” he added.

Maini, paralysed from the waist down, called police around 2 a.m. Thursday claiming that he had murdered his wife Sweta, 25, and son Garva at his house in west Delhi's Rohini area.

Maini told the police that he strangled Sweta, then smothered his son with a pillow. He killed his son because he could not take proper care of him, Maini said in his statement.

Maini, who worked as an interior designer, had met with an accident three years ago and was left paralysed waist down. He said he learnt about Sweta’s affair when he overheard a phone call from her lover.

Maini’s family members also alleged that Sweta’s father was forcing her to remarry after Maini's accident. Neighbours informed police that Maini’s family members wanted Sweta to marry his younger brother.

However, Sweta’s father Dinesh Verma said that Maini was due to receive Rs 21 lakh from an insurance company after his paralysis and her wife and son were the nominees of the insurance claim.

“This is the main reason for the murder of my daughter and my grandson. The whole family planned to kill her,” alleged Verma. 


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