Amaravati: An occasion for celebration converted into one of shock and fear as a man reportedly an intruded a wedding ceremony here and stabbed the groom on the ‘mantap’ before escaping recently.

The videographer, along with his drone, followed the intruder as far as two kilometers, giving the families and guests a live footage of the scene after the crime.

The intruder, identified as Ragho Jitendra Bakshi, reportedly entered the wedding venue and stabbed the groom thrice before escaping from the venue. The videographer, who sprung to action, followed Bakshi with his drone. Bakshi is learned to have climbed on the motorbike of a second man who arrived at the scene. The videographer’s drone, in turn, followed them for a distance of two kilometers.

The footage of the drone is learned to have provided evidence, including identity of the intruder and the route he took to escape from the wedding venue, to the police investigating the case. Primary investigation has revealed that a minor clash regarding the DJ dance during the wedding celebrations led to the crime.

Further investigation is underway.

The injured groom, Sajalram Samudra (22), is being treated in hospital.

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Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.

Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.

On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.

On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.

Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.

"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.