The Manikpur police in Vasai have arrested a woman and her alleged lover for brutally assaulting her husband in an attempt to murder him. On Tuesday night, Quincya Bhu-Hagohay and Satveer Naik allegedly poured boiling oil on Bhavishya Bhu-Hagohay, then tortured him before hammering his head in a bid to kill him.

Bhavishya's neighbours, alerted by the commotion, informed the cops immediately. The police rushed to their house at Pratapgad Apartment of Umelman area in Vasai West and took the victim to JJ Hospital. Bhavishya, 37, is said to be in a critical condition.