Taunted over dark-skinned bride, groom commits suicide

Patna: A groom committed suicide in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district after his neighbours taunted him about his bride’s dark complexion, police said Tuesday. Rajesh Mandal committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance Monday, a day after his marriage, after some women from his neighbourhood made snide remarks about a fair-complexioned groom getting a dark-complexioned bride, police said. [caption id=“attachment_332743” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“A groom committed suicide in Bihar. AFP”] [/caption] “He was shocked and angry… he ended his life by consuming poison,” a police officer said. Before dying, he told his elder brother Sanjay that he consumed poison because he was unhappy with the selection of a dark- complexioned bride for him. “Rajesh was admitted to a hospital in a critical condition where he died Monday,” the officer said. In rural Bihar, fair-complexioned brides are much sought after. IANS