India, April 29 -- PUNE In a heart-wrenching turn of events, Priyanka Ishwar Wagh (45), mother of Avinash Wagh, found herself torn between grief and duty. As a tragic murder shattered the joy of her daughter Sanskriti's wedding celebration, Priyanka made the agonising decision to go ahead with the ceremony. Simultaneously, she also performed the last rites for her daughter-in-law, Tripti, whose mother had refused to accept her body.

It was supposed to be a day of joy. On Saturday night, as the family gathered in Chopda town in Jalgaon for the pre-wedding ceremony, the celebrations were ripped apart when Tripti (24) was shot dead - allegedly by her own father, Kiran Mangale. Tripti's husband, Avinash, was also seriously injured in the att...