What was supposed to have been a blissful first night for a newly wed couple finally turned out to be tragic last night.
The newly married husband on his first night killed his wife and later committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in Tiruvallur district.
According to police, Neethivasan and Sandhya both related to each other got married on Wednesday morning.
During the night, the couple's relatives heard Sandhya screaming and on entering the room they saw the girl lying in a pool of blood. She was attacked by a crowbar on the head.
Neethivasan had run away from the house. Later he was found hanging from a tree nearby.
The police are probing the reason for the murder and suicide.
( With inputs from IANS )