A Saturday that was meant to be one of the happiest days of their lives ended in tragedy for the Rathod family in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar as bride-to-be Soni Himmat Rathod, 22, was murdered inside her home, allegedly by her fiancé, just hours before their wedding.

According to the police, the incident occurred at the Rathods’ house near Prabhudas Talav in Bhavnagar. The accused, 26-year-old groom-to-be Sajan Khagna Baraiya, allegedly stormed into Soni’s house early in the morning, argued with her, struck her with an iron rod, and rammed her head against the wall, killing her. He then fled the scene even as the ruckus woke up the rest of the family.

“Soni and Sajan were together for the last one-and-a-half years, which the family did not like. But due to the community outreach, the families a

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