A fight over the quality of sweets served at a wedding function, took a bloody turn this week, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Reportedly, a drunk groom picked a fight with the bride’s brother, killed him and ran an SUV (sports utility vehicle) over three others, on Monday. Twitter users in India have shared the “shocking” news reports.
Apparently, the groom named Manoj Kumar was set to marry the daughter of a farmer in the Govindpur village of Shamshabad. During the wedding ceremony, the groom and his friends, in an inebriated state, started arguing with the bride’s family members over the quality of food served.
According to reports, one of the brothers of the bride said that the elders tried to intervene, but, “they fired at my maternal uncle who escaped unhurt”.
The groom and his friends then abducted the bride’s younger brother, a nine-year-old named Pranshu, and took him away in the vehicle.
The second brother Punit claimed: “While fleeing, they ran their SUV over two women and a teenage girl, leaving them with serious injuries. We made several calls to Manoj to return along with Pranshu, but he refused. At 3am the next morning, he left my brother’s body in the village and fled.”
As per reports, the deceased child had strangulation marks on his neck and also had injuries on his face. The victims, Vimla, 50, Mithilesh, 35, and Sapna, 17 who was rammed by the groom’s car were taken to Lohia hospital in Farrukhabad. The condition of Mithilesh is said to be critical.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), the bride’s father stated: “Manoj Kumar drove a speeding SUV over people standing on the roadside and injured three women relatives. My nine-year-old son was also killed by the groom and his friends.”
Rajeev Singh Gaur, the Circle officer of Kamayganj said: “The victim’s body has been sent for post-mortem. The report will tell if the child was run over by a vehicle or was strangled.”
The accused groom and his relatives are absconding and the Uttar Pradesh police is in search of them.
