Groom dies by suicide hours after bringing bride home in Kanpur

Kanpur: What was meant to be a day of celebration turned into a heartbreaking tragedy in Guraiyanapur village under the Sajeti police station area of Ghatampur, Kanpur, where a 21-year-old groom allegedly died by suicide just hours after bringing his bride home on Friday evening.The deceased, Kamlesh Nishad, was employed in Surat, Gujarat, and came to the village a few days ago for his wedding.On May 14, the wedding procession reached Haretha village under the Korara police station area in Hamirpur district. After the wedding ceremonies concluded on Friday, the bride was given a traditional farewell and the procession returned to Guraiyanpur village in the evening.Family members said that everything seemed normal after they arrived home. However, around 9 pm, Kamlesh suddenly left the house. When he did not return for a long time, relatives and family members began searching for him.An extensive search was carried out, but Kamlesh was not found. On Saturday morning, villagers spotted the body of a young man hanging from a tree. Family members reached the spot and identified the body as Kamlesh.Station in-charge Anuj Bharti said, “The cause behind Kamlesh’s extreme step is yet to be ascertained. The body has been sent for postmortem.”