Wedding Turns to Tragedy: UP Groom Dies of Suspected Snakebite on First Night After Marriage (Video)
A 22-year-old groom died after he was allegedly bitten by a snake on the night of his wedding in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district, turning celebrations into mourning just hours after the bride arrived at her new home. The incident took place in Riyonai village under the Ughaiti police station limits. Reports said the family rushed the groom to multiple hospitals before doctors declared him dead.
A newly married 22-year-old man died in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district within a day of his wedding, after what doctors suspected was a snakebite that went undetected until the venom had already spread through his body. The groom, Bablu Maurya of Riyonai village under the Ughaiti police station area, had brought his bride home on Thursday, and was dead by Friday night despite being taken to nearly a dozen hospitals and healers in a desperate search for treatment. He was cremated on Saturday morning.
What Happened on the Night of the Wedding
Bablu's wedding procession had travelled to Kadarabad, under Gunnaur police station, on Wednesday, and returned with his bride, Neetu, on Thursday. Bablu's father, Kunwarpal Maurya, had married off his eldest son with great hope and celebration; Bablu had been his father's helping hand in farming.
After the send-off ceremony, the family was exhausted. Because of this, the bed the couple had received as a wedding gift had not yet been assembled. Bablu instead laid a mattress on the floor of his room and lay down for the night, with Neetu in the same room. Other family members slept in the courtyard and on the roof. Varanasi: 2 Women Arrested for Making Obscene Gestures at Men Near Cantt Railway Station (Video).
Badaun Groom Dies of Suspected Snakebite Hours After His Wedding
प्रकरण के सम्बंध मे मृतक के परिजनों द्वारा बताया गया कि किसी जहरीले जीव के काटने से मृत्यू हो गयी है। परिजनो द्वारा मृतक के शव का अंतिम संस्कार कर दिया गया है।
— Budaun Police (@budaunpolice) July 25, 2026
Around 3 a.m. on Thursday night, Bablu suddenly developed severe stomach pain and called out to his father for help.
A Search for Treatment That Came Too Late
Kunwarpal first took his son to a clinic near the village temple. When there was no relief, he rushed him to the Community Health Centre in Sahaswan, where a doctor suspected the pain was caused by a snakebite and advised that Bablu be taken immediately to the Medical College in Badaun.
At the medical college, doctors initially said they could not detect anything abnormal in his body. Over the course of Friday, the family took Bablu to roughly a dozen different places, including practitioners who treat snakebites, in a bid to save him. Despite their efforts, he could not be saved. Rampur Shocker: Woman Dies After Husband Pushes Her off Moving Bike for Refusing To Dance at Birthday Party in UP, Video Surfaces.
Kunwarpal said there was no visible mark on his son's body to confirm a snakebite. A snake charmer was called to search every corner of the house, but no snake was found. "Had we known for certain that our son had been bitten by a snake, we would have taken him straight to someone who treats snakebites," he said, according to Amar Ujala.
Dr Shivkumar, principal of the Government Medical College in Badaun, said no patient with a snakebite-related complaint came to the hospital's emergency department on Friday, a statement that stands in contrast to the family's account of their search for treatment.
Wedding Rituals Left Unfinished
Several rituals of the wedding were still to be completed when Bablu died, including ceremonies that were scheduled for the morning after the bride's arrival. His bride, Neetu, was left in shock and reportedly lost consciousness multiple times while crying, remaining in a distressed state through Saturday afternoon.
Bablu's mother, Ramwati, has been inconsolable since Friday. According to the family, Kunwarpal and Ramwati have five children, of whom Bablu was the second. Their eldest daughter, Mamta, is already married, while two daughters and one son remain unmarried.
Background
Kunwarpal said he never suspected his son had been bitten by a snake, spending crucial hours moving between hospitals in Sahaswan and Badaun on the assumption it was a stomach ailment. By the time doctors raised the possibility of a snakebite, the venom had already spread through Bablu's body. The family's account highlights a recurring challenge in parts of rural Uttar Pradesh, where snakebite symptoms are sometimes mistaken for other ailments, delaying access to anti-venom treatment during the critical early hours after a bite.
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