A 19-year-old woman was murdered allegedly by her husband in a fight they had hours after they tied the knot in Kolar Gold Fields taluk Wednesday. The victim is Likitha, and her husband, Naveen, 27, sustained critical injuries and is battling for life.
The incident took place at Chambarasanahalli village in Andersonpet police limits of KGF around 6pm.
According to KGF SP Shantharaju, the couple got their marriage solemnised at a kalyana mantap in Chambarasanahalli village in the morning. After the ceremony, the couple spent some time with their relatives. Later in the day, Naveen is said to have taken Likitha and her parents to his uncle's house in the village, where they were given refreshments.
Naveen's niece is said to have served them the refreshments and went outside the room where the couple was sitting. Naveen reportedly closed the room from inside. Minutes later, Naveen's niece heard screams from the room and when she looked from the window, she is said to have seen Naveen attacking Likitha with a machete. The niece raised an alarm and Likitha's parents tried in vain to open the door of the room.
Babu, a relative, forcibly opened the door and found Likitha lying in a pool of blood, while Naveen was lying on the floor with injuries.
SP Shantharaju said police are investigating all the angles of the incident, including the motive for the murder, and how Naveen got the machete at his uncle's house.
According to police sources, Naveen was running a cloth centre at Andersonpet, while Likitha had just completed her PU course. Naveen had rejected some alliances previously and willingly married Likitha, said DySP Panduranga.
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