A 42-year-old woman and her 30-year-old lover have been arrested for allegedly murdering her husband and setting his body on fire in Jaipur. The perpetrators conspired to kill the victim, a vegetable vendor, and burned his body in a forest area, attempting to cover their tracks.
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