Ayodhya Shocker: Man Strangles Wife to Death Hours After Wedding, Commits Suicide

Ayodhya: The wedding celebrations in a household in UP's Ayodhya turned into a tragedy after the groom killed his wife hours after the ceremony and then committed suicide. The cause of murder and suicide is yet to be ascertained and an investigation has been launched.

UP Horror: Man Kills Wife Hours After Wedding, Then Commits Suicide

Pradeep, a newly-wed man who lived in the Saadat Ganj locality under Ayodhya Cantt police station limits, had gotten married to Shivani on Saturday. The newly-married couple completed their post-wedding rituals and retired to their room at night on Saturday.

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In the room, the groom allegedly strangled his wife to death, and after murdering her, he committed suicide himself. The cause of the deaths has not yet been found, but since the room was locked from inside at the time of the horrific incident, it appears that the groom first killed the bride and then took his life.

Bodies of Newly-Wed Couple Sent for Postmortem, Investigation Underway

According to Raj Karan Nayyar, Senior Superintendent of Police, “After the couple didn't respond to repeated knocks on Sunday morning, the family members broke open the door and found Shivani's body on the bed, while Pradeep was found hanging from the ceiling fan.” He added, “The bodies have been sent for autopsy and a probe is underway.”

In another news, a 19-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia committed suicide after she was scolded by her father for talking to a boy on the phone. The father of the deceased found her daughter hanging by a saree when he returned home from work; she was a student of Class 11 and was the second of the four sisters.

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(Inputs from PTI)