Bride slashes fiancé’s throat on surprise date in Andhra

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, April 19

A woman in Visakhapatman, Andhra Pradesh, allegedly slashed her fiancé’s neck a month before the wedding. On Monday, Pushpa (22), called Ram Naidu to a hilltop for a surprise. She took to a temple at the hilltop and asked him to close his eyes. She then, allegedly, slashed his neck, leaving him seriously injured, said police in Andhra Pradesh.

According to reports, this she did to avoid marrying the person.

While Ramu Naidu is a scientists with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Pushpa is a school dropout. The two were to marry on May 29, said the police.

In a report by NDTV, the Police said Pushpa had bought three knives before meeting Ramu."The woman does not have a criminal history," senior police officer S Gowthami said.

The police also said in reports that the victim himself rang the helpline number 108, and later Pushpa confessed the crime and brought to their notice that she herself was a victim to forced marriage.

Pushpa told the police that she did not want to marry Naidu, who had been chosen by her parents but they did not listen to her.

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