The Delhi Police have apprehended a 36-year-old woman, her minor daughter and two other persons for allegedly killing her husband in south Delhi's Maidan Garhi area.

The accused have been identified as Sarita Tawar, a resident of Dera village and her friend Manoj (22), a resident of Loni in Ghaziabad. Police said that Sarita's minor daughter and the girl's school friend were also apprehended. All four persons were involved in the incident, police said.

According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, on July 2, a decomposed body of a man was recovered from a drain at Mahabali Puram near Bhati village. Police saw a tattoo with the initials 'ST' on the body.

"An abandoned car was also found around one kilometre from the spot. Based on the ownership of the car, the deceased was identified as Mahender alias Sanjay, a resident of Dera village," said the DCP.

"During investigation, the brother of the deceased said that Mahender used to drive a taxi. He went out to pick up a booking but did not return. When the officer asked Mahender's wife, she said that his phone was switched off and he had not returned since July 1. Mahender's brother also informed that one Manoj used to visit his house and the couple used to fight over this issue," said the DCP.

“Police questioned Manoj who confessed to his crime. On his instance, Sarita was nabbed. The daughter of the deceased and her school friend, were also apprehended. Interrogation revealed that Manoj was a close friend of Sarita for the past eight to nine months. They used to meet and Mahender knew about it," said the DCP

"The deceased allegedly used to beat his wife and daughter. Manoj was annoyed with it and planned to kill him. On June 30, Mahender was drunk when Manoj reached his house. The accused persons overpowered Mahender and strangulated him. Later, they loaded the body in Mahender's car and dumped in the drain," the DCP added.