Wedding night turns tragic as Tamil Nadu groom kills bride, hangs self

Chennai, June 11

What was supposed to have been a blissful first night for a newlywed couple finally turned out to be tragic.

The newly married husband on his first night killed his wife and later committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in Tiruvallur district.

According to police, Neethivasan and Sandhya—both related to each other—got married on Wednesday morning.

During the night, the couple's relatives heard Sandhya screaming and on entering the room they saw the girl lying in a pool of blood.

She was attacked by a crowbar on the head.

Neethivasan had run away from the house. Later he was found hanging from a tree nearby.

The police are probing the reason for the murder and suicide. IANS