Rampur, June 17 -- A groom was murdered a day before his wedding in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur, police said. The incident took place on June 15 and police have taken into custody a man hailing from Dhanpura, the village of the deceased, and who is suspected to have an affair with the would-be-bride.

Jitendra Singh, Circle Officer Rampur City, told reporters here yesterday that accused Saddam was arrested on Monday morning. He had told police that he had hidden Nihal's mobile phone.

"Nihal was murdered on the 15th. After the murder, the police party of Kotwali Ganj police station took the accused Saddam to recover Nihal's mobile. During the process of recovery, the accused Saddam snatched the pistol from the police constable and tried to esc...