Groom dies of snake bite hours before wedding

MEERUT: A 26-year-old groom died after being bitten by a snake in Akarbas village in Bulandshahr’s Dibai area.

According to villagers, Pravesh Kumar had a grocery shop in Faridabad and was to marry a woman from a neighbouring village.

“The wedding procession was ready on Thursday night and Pravesh stepped aside to urinate in the bushes. When he didn’t return for a long time, a family member went to check and found him lying unconscious. He was rushed to a local occultist but he didn’t survive. He was declared dead on Friday morning,” said Poonam, Pravesh’s sister.

A senior doctor at a community health centre in Dibai said in case of a snake bite, people should not panic but take the patient to a hospital. “Anti-venom vaccine and other medicines are available at govt hospitals. People should remain cautious during the rainy season, especially in villages,” said Dr Hemant Giri, medical superintendent, Dibai CHC.

Notably, seven people have died of snake bites in the past two months in Bulandshahr district. Earlier last week, an elderly woman and her grandson died of snake bites in Chhatari area of Bulandshahr while sleeping in their house.

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