Overview

• The 29-year-old groom, Sunny Madhesia, applied sindoor to Priyanka Madhesia’s forehead and walked seven ritualistic circles around her bier in Krishna Nagar
• Priyanka, 23, allegedly hanged herself after a dispute with Sunny on Sunday night
• Both families consented to the ritual marriage, which featured full Hindu rites including aarti offerings and the tying of a mangalsutra
• Sunny, who had been engaged to Priyanka and was set to marry her in November 2025, later lit her funeral pyre as her husband
• Station House Officer Akhilesh Kumar Verma confirmed no formal complaint has been filed and that further investigation into her death is under way