A romantic Bollywood song became the eerie backdrop to a gruesome murder at a wedding ceremony in Bihar’s Buxar. As the bride and groom stood for jaimala in Chausa, a lovesick neighbor ascended the stage, declared his twisted devotion through music, and fatally wounded the young woman.
The baraat from neighboring Ballia’s UP district had just settled when Dinbandhu Mallah disrupted the rituals. He approached the DJ, insisted on playing ‘Tujhko Hi Dulhan Banaunga, Warna Kunwara Mar Jaunga,’ captured footage, and then confronted 18-year-old Aarti Kumari with a gun hidden under his cloth mask.
One shot rang out, felling Aarti instantly. Panic ensued as relatives wailed and dispersed. The perpetrator slipped away temporarily, only to confess at Buxar Civil Court the next morning.
Aarti’s family admitted knowing Dinbandhu’s fixation; he’d begged and threatened before, but optimism prevailed. Little did they know his ‘vow’ to remain bachelor or claim her would end in bloodshed.
Rushed medical aid took her from Buxar hospital to Varanasi trauma unit, where doctors battle to stabilize her grave injuries. The wedding venue, once alive with laughter, stood silent with uneaten feasts.
Authorities filed charges under Mufassil thana, grilling the self-surrendered accused. This incident underscores the perils of unchecked infatuation, turning a sacred occasion into a crime scene and prompting urgent calls for better threat vigilance.