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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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
