Woman planted meat, got husband arrested in cow-slaughter case to live with lover
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A nefarious plan by a married woman to live with her paramour led to her husband being arrested twice in false cow-slaughter cases, while three police officials pursuing the case were arrested and suspended from service on the charge of illegally entering the Allahabad High Court premises to apprehend her.
The woman, who managed to flee amid the commotion triggered by the policemen’s actions, is accused by police of orchestrating two separate attempts to implicate her husband, a businessman in the paper industry, by planting meat in locations linked to him, while using social media networks and right-wing groups to trigger police intervention, according to The Indian Express.
The three policemen—a sub-inspector and two constables—were booked on charges including trespass and providing false information to gain access to a high-security zone, after advocates objected strongly to their presence inside the court complex.
Police officials said the woman had come into contact with her alleged paramour, a BTech graduate from Bhopal, through Instagram around two years ago, following which the relationship intensified and he began visiting Lucknow frequently.
Investigators believe that by August last year, the two had conspired to implicate her husband in a cow-slaughter case, which would not only land him in jail but also provide her with grounds for divorce.
As part of the alleged plan, the man reportedly joined a right-wing social media group under a false identity and, in September, planted around 2 kg of meat in the husband’s SUV parked in central Lucknow, with the woman allegedly providing access to the vehicle. Information was then passed on to the group, which alerted the police, leading to the husband’s arrest and subsequent release on bail a month later.
Police said a second attempt followed in January, when the woman allegedly booked a supply vehicle using her husband’s phone and shared the details with her paramour, who brought 10 kg of meat to Lucknow. The consignment was intercepted near a unit owned by the husband after police were tipped off again, leading investigators to scrutinise CCTV footage from the couple’s home and uncover further links between the woman and the man.
While the paramour was later arrested after a police trap, the woman went missing, prompting a surveillance operation that culminated in the controversial attempt to detain her inside the High Court premises. The ensuing chaos allowed her to escape, even as the policemen involved were taken into custody.
Police said cases have been registered against the woman and her alleged accomplice under the Cow Slaughter Act and conspiracy provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, while forensic examination of the recovered meat is awaited, and further investigation continues.