UP man ‘died in his sleep’. Then his family found a mark on his neck

2 min readLucknowUpdated: Jul 26, 2026 06:02 PM IST Police said Chandrajeet Gautam’s wife, Vandana, who was in the house at the time, initially told relatives that her husband had died in his sleep. (File Photo/Enhanced using AI)A faint mark on the neck of a 27-year-old labourer, found dead at his home in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district on Saturday morning, was enough to convince his family that something was amiss. Their suspicions prompted a police investigation that, officers said, uncovered an alleged plot by the man’s wife and her lover to kill him so they could be together. Police said Chandrajeet Gautam’s wife, Vandana, who was in the house at the time, initially told relatives that her husband had died in his sleep. That account collapsed after the post-mortem examination found th