UP couple kills woman’s lover, stuffs body in sack and dumps it in canal

LUCKNOW: A 28-year-old man was allegedly strangled with an electrical wire and beaten to death by a married couple and two of the woman’s family members over a relationship dispute, after which his body was stuffed into a plastic sack, transported in a Bolero vehicle and dumped near a canal in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district to conceal his identity, police said.The victim, Akash Gupta, a resident of Gandhariya Buzurg village in Basti district who worked in Mumbai, was allegedly called to the house of his paramour, Poonam Devi, in Shravasti district on the evening of October 10.Her husband, Rajkumar Gupta, allegedly conspired with Poonam, her father Phoolchand and brother Anuj to kill Akash following a confrontation over the relationship, according to investigators.Police have arrested Rajkumar, 28, and Poonam, 25, while raids are underway to apprehend the other two accused, Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Durga Prasad Tiwari said.The case came…