The body of a missing 19-year-old youth, who was in a relationship with a married woman, was recovered from the banks of river Kali in Daurala village near Meerut, police said on Sunday.

Police have arrested the woman and registered a case of murder against her, her husband Brijpal and her second paramour Rajvir, Circle Officer Krishan Kumar said.

Surprisingly, Brijpal committed suicide even before the police recovered the body of the teenager and worked out the case.

Ajay, whose body was recovered in Dadheru village under Charthawal police station in Muzaffarnagar on Saturday, had gone missing on November 13. His brother, Vikrant, had lodged a missing complaint with the police and had alleged foul play by the woman and the two men, Kumar said.

According to the officer, Brijpal nurtured hatred towards Ajay and thus wanted to eliminate him. Brijpal, however, killed himself by consuming poison after Vikrant approached the police.

The woman has confessed to strangulating Ajay to death, the officer said, adding Rajvir, who is also involved in the killing, is absconding.

Meanwhile three men allegedly killed themselves in separate incidents in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts, police said on Sunday. Of these, two men belonged to Niyamu village in Muzaffarnagar while the third belonged to Kailshikarpur village in Shamli district, police said.

Sachin (25) and Lallu (30), residents of Niyamu under Charthawal police station limits, allegedly hanged themselves from the ceiling fans in their respective houses, police said, adding it was yet to be ascertained whether they were related to each other.

The motive behind the alleged suicides was being investigated, police said.

Dilbahadur Singh (35), a resident of Kailshikarpur village in Garhipukhta police station area, died by consuming poison following a family dispute, police said. His wife Priyanka and their two children were living separately.

The cops registered a case and sent the body for post-mortem. Further investigations are on.