Mysuru: A week after a 35-year-old mason was allegedly drugged and murdered, police have arrested his wife and her paramour on charges of conspiracy and murder. Pavithra, a mother of two children, and her lover Sunil, also a mason, have been arrested on the charges of killing Ramprasad the mason.An officer said after Ramprasad’s brother lodged a police complaint, the investigation revealed the crime. They have told police that Ramprasad was allegedly suffocated to death while he was asleep. Later, it was projected as a natural death.Sources claimed that Pavithra conspired against her husband along with her lover. She is said to have mixed venomous seed powder into idli and later smothered him to death. The crime happened at their residence in Vinoba Colony, Hunsur.Pavithra learned about venomous seeds through YouTube and carried out the crime. Ramprasad married Pavithra of Mysuru 12 years ago and the couple were blessed with a son and a daughter aged 10 and 9 years.Pavithra allegedly had an illicit relationship with Sunil, and the affair had led to frequent quarrels between the husband and wife.Police said on Oct 16, when Ramprasad returned home drunk, Pavithra allegedly served him idlis laced with a venomous seed powder. When that did not kill him, she allegedly smothered him. She later informed Ramprasad’s brother, Chandrahasa. Pavithra had told him her husband ate curd before going to bed and didn’t wake up.Chandrahasa rushed his brother to the hospital. By then, Ramprasad was already dead. His last rites were also performed at his native. The officer said the wife and lover were arrested on Wednesday and remanded to judicial custody after a postmortem report indicated foul play in the Ramprasad’s death, police said.
