Police Arrest Bridegroom before First Night

Eluru: An HIV-infected groom was caught by the police and officials of Woman and Child Welfare department before he could head for the first night.

The accused, Jayaram, is a resident of Nagaladibha in Penukonda mandal. He was infected with HIV for sometime but did not reveal the issue to the family of the girl he was scheduled to marry. He also went ahead and married the girl from Somaraju Cheruvu village of the same mandal on February 16.
However, when the bride came to know about his affliction she called the police and the Woman and Child Welfare department. The latter arrested Jayaram and rescued the bride.