Belagavi: Double homicide - Man kills wife, her lover

Belagavi: In a shocking incident, a man reportedly killed his wife and her lover after they eloped.

The deceased have been identified as Hina Mehaboob (19)and Yasin Adam (21).

The accused, Toufiq Shoukat (24) of Kokatnur village and Hina had been married for four months. They had hired a cab to visit a dargah. But subsequently, Hina developed feelings for the cab driver, Yasin. Hina eloped with Yasin, leaving her husband behind, IANS reported police as saying.

Hina and her lover Yasin started living at a farmhouse in Kokatnur. Enraged over the incident, Toufiq went to their house and attacked them with a sharp-edged weapon on Tuesday evening. Toufiq hacked his wife Hina to death and later killed Yasin.

Toufiq also attacked Hina’s parents who had come to rescue their daughter.

The injured are being treated at a hospital in Miraj, Maharashtra. The accused escaped after the attack, and the police have launched a manhunt to nab him.

(With IANS inputs)