Hemendra Merawi, 22, a newly Indian groom and his older brother have been killed after a wedding gift allegedly given to the family from a scorned former lover exploded in their home.
Merawi got married on April 1.
The two died on Monday after the home theatre music system exploded as soon as it was plugged in. Four others were seriously injured in the blast.
The impact of the explosion led to the collapse of the walls and roof of the room where the home theatre system was kept.
The husband died on the spot death on the spot while his brother, on the other hand, succumbed during treatment.
The home theatre, it turns out, was rigged with explosives, and was a gift from the ex-boyfriend of the bride, police investigation has revealed. The incident took place in Chhattisgarh’s Kabirdham district.
According to police, Merawi’s brother Rajkumar, 30, and four others, including a one-and-a-half year boy, suffered injuries and they were taken to the district hospital in Kawradha.
Later, when the cops started investigating the list of gifts received during the marriage, they discovered that the music system was a gift from the bride’s ex-lover.
Police identified the accused as Sarju and later arrested him.
Kabirdham Additional Superintendent of Police Manisha Thakur said that during interrogation, the accused accepted that he was angry with his ex-girlfriend for getting married, so he gifted her the home theatre system with explosives planted inside.