Groom-to-be kills fiancé on wedding day in Bhavnagar, Gujarat

The shocking incident unfolded at the bride-to-be’s residence, where the accused killed her with an iron pipe.

A harrowing incident has made the headlines, where a groom-to-be from Bhavnagar, Gujarat, killed his bride-to-be at her residence with an iron pipe. The chilling incident happened on Saturday, when the accused allegedly killed his fiancée over a wedding dress and money.

The groom-to-be killed his fiancée on the wedding day.

The incident that happened in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar involved the accused, who allegedly killed his fiancée on the wedding day over a wedding dress and money. He attacked the woman with an iron pipe and rammed her head against the wall, just a few hours before the marriage. A brawl broke out between the 22-year-old SoniHimmatRathod and her groom-to-be SajanKhagnaBaraiya at Rathod’s house near PrabhudasTalav in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar, Live Hindustan reported.

What happened on D-Day?

On the morning of the wedding day, Baraiya allegedly stormed into Rathod’s residence, creating a ruckus. The argument quickly turned into a physical altercation when he attacked her with an iron pipe and hit her head against the wall, killing her on the spot. The chaos and commotion woke up the rest of the family, who found their daughter lying in a pool of blood. Baraiya, meanwhile, fled the scene and remains absconding. The family immediately informed the police, after which a team from Gangajaliya police station reached the spot and sent Rathod’s body for a post-mortem examination. R RSinghal, deputy superintendent of police, Bhavnagar city division police, said, “Soni and Sajan were together for the last one-and-a-half years, which the family did not like. But due to the community outreach, the families agreed to get them married. The day was set for November 15. Some rituals took place on Friday, and the nuptials were set to take place on Saturday.”

Singhal added, “Since they were getting married, Soni had gone back to her maternal home. Early on Saturday morning, Sajan arrived there and they had an altercation regarding the Panetar (bridal dress) and Paisa (money).”