Police arrested a younger girl final week after she took her fiance to an remoted hilltop in a southern Indian state and blindfolded him on the pretext of giving him a “surprise gift.” She slit his throat and left him to die, as a substitute.  

Fortunately, he survived. Locals discovered him and took him to the hospital the place he acquired 30 stitches. 

The incident passed off on April 18 within the Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh. The two, the accused, 22-year-old Viyyapu Pushpa and the 28-year-old whose throat was slit, Addepallu Ram Naidu, have been engaged by means of an organized marriage settlement between their households. They have been to get married on May 29. 

Police stated they filed an tried homicide cost towards Pushpa, who’s now in judicial custody. If convicted, she may spend as much as 10 years in jail.

Arranged marriage – the place household elders play matchmaker – is a prevalent custom throughout South Asia. It’s even embraced by Gen-Z. But research present that many ladies don’t have any company in these preparations, leading to a rising trend of girls rejecting organized marriages.

Pushpa has confessed to the crime, police stated. She acquired chilly ft and acted rashly, resorting to violence as a approach out of her organized marriage.

“According to her statement, she just didn’t want to get married to this guy or anyone else,” Sunil Kumar, the deputy superintendent of police in Andhra Pradesh, informed VICE World News. He added that whereas Pushpa didn’t have any stress on her to get married to Naidu, she was afraid to inform anybody about her hesitation, and, subsequently, didn’t suppose out the implications of her “immature” actions. 

In an interview with a neighborhood tv channel, Naidu, from his hospital mattress, stated that their mother and father organized their match final yr.

On April 18, Pushpa referred to as Naidu to fulfill her, and after having lunch at his home, she informed him she wished to introduce him to her pals. On the best way, she stopped and purchased one thing from a store. When Naidu requested her what she purchased, she informed him it’s a shock present and took him to an remoted hilltop. There, she blindfolded him together with her scarf on the pretext of displaying him the present, and jabbed at his throat with that “surprise gift”. 

Naidu told the media that after slitting his throat, he opened his blindfold and that’s when she informed him she doesn’t need to get married. A health care provider treating Naidu told the media that there are not any deep cuts. Instead, superficial veins have been minimize, resulting in extreme bleeding. 

Now, the mother and father of each Pushpa and Naidu are blaming the opposite social gathering for the incident. “Her parents say she is innocent, while the man’s parents are demanding justice,” stated Kumar. The marriage ceremony has been referred to as off.

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