Pramesh S Jain & Binish Thomas (Sub-Editor)
n a tragic incident a 27- year -old cloth merchant hacked his 18-year-old newly wed wife hours after the marriage following a fight at his relatives house in Anderson pet police station on Wednesday.
The accused Naveen Kumar who also inflicted self injuries in a bid to end life also succumbed at a hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday.
The deceased Naveen and Likhita.It was a love cum arranged marriage attended by both the parents and relatives of the couple in Chambarasabahalli in Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) around 6 pm just hours after Naveen and Likitha got married.
“The wedding of the couple was held in a marriage hall in the Chambarasabahalli village .
Naveen took Likhitha and his in-laws to his uncle’s house where they were served with refreshments.A few minutes later,Naveen and Likitha went inside a room and closed the door.
In the next few minutes,the relatives heard them screaming at each other and as they looked into the room from a window,they saw Naveen attacking Likitha with a sickle.
They tried to break open the room’s door but they were unable to do it immediately.After a few minutes,when they managed to open the door, they found Likitha lying in a pool of blood and Naveen with injuries.
The family members immediately called an ambulance but as there was a delay, they took the couple to the R L Jalappa Hospital and later shifted Naveen to Bengaluru for further treatment where he succumbed to his Injuries.
The Anderson pet police have registered a case of murder and suicide case against Naveen and trying to probe the reason behind his extreme step.