State vs. Wife of Sonu and others — Unnao highway murder case

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Arrest21 Oct 2026

Wife murdered husband along with her lover: Body packed in a box and dumped by the highway in Unnao, three including the wife arrested.

Unnao highway murder case wife and tenant arrested for husband brutal killing. Latest Updates. The police have claimed to have solved the case of a blood-soaked body of a young man found in a large iron box in front of Health Hospital on the Raebareli-Unnao highway in the Sadar Kotwali area of Unnao within 12 hours. According to the police, the youth, Sonu, was murdered by his wife along with their neighbor tenant Jitendra Singh alias Rahul.

Explanation in simple terms

What:: Three people were arrested after a man was allegedly murdered and his body was dumped by a highway.
Who:: The wife of Sonu, her lover, and another person are the arrested accused. The Sadar Kotwali Police Station is the investigating agency.
When:: Reported on 21 Oct 2026.
Where:: The case is at the Sadar Kotwali Police Station in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh.
Why:: The individuals were arrested because they are accused of murdering the husband and hiding his body in a box.
What it means:: The investigation will move forward with the three accused persons now in police custody.

Dainik Bhaskar

News21 Oct 2026

Blue drum-like murder case in Unnao! Husband's head crushed with a grinding stone, body stuffed in a box with lover and dumped on the highway.

Explanation in simple terms

What:: A man was allegedly killed with a stone and his body was hidden in a box.
Who:: The wife of Sonu and others are accused, and the Sadar Kotwali Police Station is investigating.
When:: Reported on 21 Oct 2026.
Where:: Unnao, Uttar Pradesh.
Why:: The suspects are accused of killing the husband and dumping the body on the highway.
What it means:: The investigation by the police at the Sadar Kotwali station is proceeding following these reported events.

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Wife murdered husband along with her lover: Body packed in a box and dumped by the highway in Unnao, three including the wife arrested.

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