UP: Armed robbers loot marriage party; kill bride for resisting
(PTI desk)
Armed robbers shot dead a bride and looted jewelry worth lakhs after intercepting a marriage party on the Delhi-Dehradun National Highway in Meerut district. The incident occurred near Matore village, under the Dorala police station area, of Meerut last night, police said, adding that the groom and four others were injured in the attack. Police have started a search operation to nab the perpetrators.
Jewelry worth lakhs and a car was looted from them
Six armed men, in two cars, intercepted the marriage party while it was on its way back. Farhana was killed after she resisted the robbers, Senior Superintendent of Police Manjil Saini said. The victims were returning to the district after the wedding ceremony in Ghaziabad district, officials said. The bride was rushed to the Muzaffarnagar Medical College, where she declared dead.
