Father of bride killed by neighbour on wedding eve in Kerala

June 28, 2023 12:09

In a tragic incident, the father of a bride was killed near Kallambalam in Thiruvananthapuram allegedly by their neighbour on the eve of her wedding, the police said on Wednesday.

Raju (61) was allegedly killed by his neighbour Jishnu whose family had come with a marriage proposal for his daughter two years ago but the same was rejected by the victim.

As the decorations for the marriage, which was to take place at Sivagiri in Thiruvananthapuram at 11.10 am, were being removed, the victim's cousin brother told media that the accused, his brother Jijin and their two friends attacked the bride's family after the wedding eve festivities got over and all the guests had left.

"They first came and attacked the bride and when her mother tried to stop them, she too was assaulted. That is when my brother intervened to stop them, but they brutally assaulted him and hit him on the head with a hand shovel," the relative of the deceased said. -- PTI

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