A man from the Udupi region of Karnataka, who developed a sudden illness three weeks ago and did not respond to treatment at hospitals in Mangaluru and Bengaluru, was allegedly murdered by his wife and her lover, whom she met on social media.
The victim, 44-year-old Balakrishna Salyan, had been ill for nearly a month and was diagnosed with jaundice. He died in the early hours of October 20 at his home in Ajekar, Karkala, Udupi district.