Newlywed couple found dead before reception in Chhatisgarh, cops suspect groom killed woman

A newlywed couple was found dead with stab wounds in a room in their home just before a wedding reception in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur, police said on Wednesday.

Police suspect there was a fight between the two, after which the man stabbed his wife to death before killing himself.

The incident took place in Brijnagar under Tikrapara police station limits late on Tuesday evening, an official said. Aslam (24) and Kahkasha Bano (22) got married on Sunday and their wedding reception was to be held on Tuesday evening. They were preparing for the ceremony in their room when the groom's mother heard the bride's screams and rushed there, he said.

"The room was locked from inside and when they did not respond, the family members looked through the window and found them lying unconscious in a pool of blood, after which they informed the police," he said. Police broke down the door and sent their bodies with stab wounds for post-mortem, he said, adding that a knife was found at the scene. "Prima facie it appears that there was an argument between the couple and the man attacked his wife with a knife and then killed himself," he said.

However, the matter is under investigation, he added.