Surat: Hours after a 30-year-old man was found dead on a road, Laskana police arrested his 29-year-old wife and 27-year-old brother for allegedly killing him.Amarbabu Nishad (30) was found dead on the service road opposite the DGVCL BRTS bus stand in Laskana on Tuesday. Police said he had been strangled with a rope or wire.Investigators examined CCTV footage from the area and questioned the victim’s family members. Suspicion subsequently fell on his wife, Rinadevi, and his younger brother, Shivababu Nishad.According to police, the two were in a relationship. Investigators said Amarbabu would harass his wife and other family members and had assaulted them on several occasions. Police said the duo then conspired to kill him.On the day of the killing, Amarbabu was allegedly intoxicated and quarrelled at home before leaving. When he did not return for a long time, Shivababu went in search of him and found him unconscious on a road, police said.Investigators said that Shivababu, with help from Rinadevi, strangled Amarbabu with a rope. They then left the body on the service road and went home.During questioning, the accused allegedly confessed to the crime, police said.Both accused lived in the Laskana area and are originally from Hamirpur district in Uttar Pradesh.
