00:00A dead BSc graduate, locked inside a rented house, next to her is the man she secretly married.
00:06But the man was already married to someone else and had a 6-year-old child.
00:10What initially looked like a suicide pact is now being investigated as a possible murder.
00:1522-year-old Bhavani worked at a mobile phone showroom in Bengaluru.
00:19According to police, she had been in a relationship with Chandan, alias Chandrasekhar, for several years.
00:25The two had allegedly married in secret about a year ago without informing their families.
00:30For nearly a year, they reportedly lived together, introducing themselves to neighbours as husband and wife.
00:36But on June 13, something changed.
00:38The first sign of trouble came from an Instagram story.
00:42Bhavani's aunt noticed a photograph of Bhavani and Chandrasekhar posted online,
00:46which allegedly marked their first wedding anniversary.
00:50Concerned, the family tried calling Bhavani, but there was no response.
00:54As the calls went unanswered, her father contacted the landlord.
00:57When the landlord and neighbours entered the locked house, they found a horrifying scene.
01:03Bhavani was dead.
01:04Chandrasekhar was unconscious.
01:06He was rushed to hospital and survived.
01:09As investigators dug deeper, they uncovered another possible trigger.
01:13Bhavani's family had reportedly begun arranging her marriage and were planning for engagement the following week.
01:19Police suspect she may have informed Chandrasekhar about it.
01:22Investigators now believe the couple consumed poison together.
01:25But when Bhavani allegedly survived the poisoning attempt, Chandrasekhar may have strangled her to death.
01:31A murder case has been registered and Chandrasekhar has been arrested.
01:34Now, investigators are trying to determine whether this was a suicide pact gone wrong
01:39or a murder carefully disguised as one.
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