A couple from Indiana has been accused of plotting the murder of a North Brunswick woman.

According to police, Narsan Lingala, 54, and his girlfriend Sandya Reddy, 51, were planning to kill his ex-wife.

The two were arrested on Aug. 18 in Woodbridge.

The couple met with a person they wanted to hire to commit the murder, officials say.

That person was actually an undercover officer.

Both were charged with conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder.

The three-month investigation was conducted by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, the FBI and the Woodbridge Police Department.