The victim identified as Geeta was last night killed with a sharp-edged weapon during a scuffle between her husband Bhagwan Singh and Kalaam, the man she was living with, Station House Officer of Mahaveernagar police station, Bhanwar Singh said.
Her body was recovered last night from near Medical College on Aarogya Bhawan road near her residence, he said.
Having abandoned her husband several years ago without obtaining divorce, Geeta had been living with Kalaam and used to beg for livelihood, the SHO said.
An FIR has been registered under section 302 (murder) of the IPC against Bhagwan who is on run, while Kalaam has been detained for questioning.
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