Thane, October 30: Police have arrested a woman and another person for allegedly killing her 36-year-old paramour and injuring the latter's family members in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Wednesday.

The incident took place late Monday night in Ulhasnagar area. Nearly 10 persons, including the two arrested, attacked the man with knives and a sword. The man died while some of his family members were injured, as per the FIR. Thane Shocker: Man Allegedly Assaults Woman Ticket Clerk, Beats Her Till She Falls Unconscious Over Dispute Regarding Change at Kalyan Railway Station; Arrested.

After being alerted, police rushed to the spot and sent the body to a government hospital for post-mortem. The deceased allegedly had an illicit relationship with the accused woman, who is married, and this led to the incident, the official from Ulhasnagar police station said. Thane Shocker: Upset About Being Childless, Couple Dies by Suicide by Hanging Themselves in Nadgaon Area.

Search was on for the others involved in the attack, he said. A case was registered against the accused under relevant legal provisions.