Wife Amrita Rai suspected husband Ashish Kumar Rai of having an extramarital affair.

A woman has been arrested for throwing boiling water on her sleeping husband, teaming up with her family to beat him and then pushing him off a terrace, Uttar Pradesh police said.

The incident took place in the late night of April 13 and was reported from Deoria, about 50 kilometers from Gorakhpur.

“The man was visiting his in-laws when his wife poured hot water on him and then the family members beat him,” a police officer said.

Wife Amrita Rai suspected husband Ashish Kumar Rai of having an extramarital affair.

“I went to visit my in-laws. They confiscated my mobile phone and motorcycle keys. When I asked for the keys, they said you should stay today. I agreed. Then we all slept,” Ashish Rai Say, Balia.

“At three o’clock in the middle of the night, my wife said she wanted to go to the bathroom. Her sister had boiled water and she poured it on me while I was sleeping. When I tried to run, they caught me and started beating me. Life.” They also broke my head. They threw me off the terrace,” Mr Rai added.

An FIR has been filed against the woman and the investigation is ongoing.