Muzaffarnagar:  The police claimed to have solved the murder of a farmer, with the arrest of his wife and brother.

Ashwani Sharma was shot dead while he was on his way to the fields in Bhora Khurd village under Bhora Kala police station on November 15, 2014 by his wife and brother, who were having an extra marital affair.

Deceased's wife Runa alias Doli and brother Sumit confessed that they murdered Ashwani when he opposed their extramarital relationship, and have been arrested yesterday, said SP (Rural) Alok Priyadarshi.