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| Chhattisgarh: Wedding bomb kills Indian groom and his brother | |
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| Police say the accused is a former lover of the bride | Police say the accused is a former lover of the bride |
| A newly-married Indian man and his brother have died after a home theatre system they received as a wedding gift exploded. | A newly-married Indian man and his brother have died after a home theatre system they received as a wedding gift exploded. |
| Police said the gift was planted with explosives that went off as soon as it was plugged into power. | Police said the gift was planted with explosives that went off as soon as it was plugged into power. |
| While the groom died on the spot, his brother succumbed to injuries during treatment. | While the groom died on the spot, his brother succumbed to injuries during treatment. |
| Police said the bomb was allegedly sent by the bride's former lover who was angry at her for marrying another man. | Police said the bomb was allegedly sent by the bride's former lover who was angry at her for marrying another man. |
| The accused, who has been identified as Sarju Markam from the neighbouring state of Madhya Pradesh, was arrested on Tuesday. Since he's in custody, he's not made any statements yet. | The accused, who has been identified as Sarju Markam from the neighbouring state of Madhya Pradesh, was arrested on Tuesday. Since he's in custody, he's not made any statements yet. |
| Four others, including an 18-month-boy, were injured in the explosion, which took place on 3 April at the groom's home in Kabirdham district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. | Four others, including an 18-month-boy, were injured in the explosion, which took place on 3 April at the groom's home in Kabirdham district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. |
| Police said Mr Markam, 33, was in a relationship with the 29-year-old woman and was insisting that she become his second wife. | Police said Mr Markam, 33, was in a relationship with the 29-year-old woman and was insisting that she become his second wife. |
| But the woman's family refused and arranged her marriage elsewhere. | But the woman's family refused and arranged her marriage elsewhere. |
| Police said the blast was so strong that the walls and the roof of the room collapsed from its impact. | Police said the blast was so strong that the walls and the roof of the room collapsed from its impact. |
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