Father of bride killed by neighbour on wedding eve in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): In a tragic incident, the father of a bride was killed near Kallambalam here allegedly by their neighbour on the eve of her wedding, 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 here 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.
"They also hit on the head one of our relatives who lives nearby and came to the aid of the victim. He has six-seven stitches on the head," the victim's cousin said.
He also said that the four had followed the vehicle in which the victim was taken to the hospital and on finding out he had died, they escaped from there.
"They were later caught by locals of the area," he said.
The victim's cousin also said that even now the bride, nor her mother, have been told about the victim's death.
He further said that the marriage proposal of the accused was rejected as he allegedly had a criminal background and was addicted to drugs and alcohol.
Another relative of the victim said that the bride was a M.Sc graduate and while the accused was not even a graduate.
She also said that the accused, after rejection of the proposal, had threatened the victim's family.
Police said that all the accused, aged between 25-30 years, were in custody and their arrest was yet to be recorded.
The victim was hit on the head with a hand shovel and had collapsed at the site and on being taken to the hospital was declared dead on arrival by doctors.
The exact reason for the altercation is not yet known and the inquest proceedings are ongoing, they said.
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Delhi: Couple held for stealing cash, valuables from elderly people travelling in e-rickshaws
New Delhi (PTI): A couple has been arrested for allegedly stealing cash or valuables from elderly passengers travelling in e-rickshaws in west Delhi's Moti Nagar area, police said on Sunday.
The accused has been identified as Suresh (25) and his wife, the police said, adding that they were apprehended after an investigation into the theft of Rs 1 lakh from a 60-year-old passenger earlier this week.
According to the police, the complainant, a resident of Kirti Nagar, had hired an e-rickshaw from a showroom on Shivaji Marg on May 13.
The man was carrying a small bag containing Rs 1 lakh cash. After reaching his destination, he found that the bag had been torn and the cash was missing, they said.
An e-FIR was registered at Moti Nagar police station on May 14 and an investigation was launched. A team analysed CCTV footage from the route taken by the complainant and identified the e-rickshaw allegedly used in the crime.
"Using technical surveillance and local inputs, the accused couple was traced and apprehended," a senior police officer said.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly disclosed that they used to target elderly passengers travelling in e-rickshaws and steal cash and valuables from their bags during transit without raising suspicion.
Police recovered Rs 90,000 of the stolen amount from the possession of the accused along with the e-rickshaw used in the commission of the offence.
"The accused had no previous criminal involvement on record. Further investigation is underway to ascertain whether the couple was involved in other similar theft cases targeting passengers and senior citizens in different parts of the city," the police officer added.
