Groom and grandmother killed in India wedding explosion

Monday, 26 February 2018 07:00

A bridegroom and his grandmother were killed when a wedding present exploded in India.

Soumya Sekhar and Reema Sahu were married on 18 February and they received what they believed to be a "gift" at their wedding reception over the weekend, in the eastern state of Odisha.

Police said the package was actually a parcel bomb and they did not have the sender's address.

Mr Sahu and his 85-year-old grandmother, Jemamani Sahu, died from their injuries in a hospital. The bride was critically injured.

Officers added the motive for the attack is not clear but they suspect it was carried out by someone in the area.

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