75-Year-Old Man Marries Bride 40 Years Younger...Sudden Death the Morning After Wedding, Why?

Remarried One Year After Losing His Wife
Relatives Question the Cause of Death

A 75-year-old man who remarried a woman 40 years his junior suddenly died the morning after their wedding.

According to Indian media outlets such as Dainik Jargan and TV9 Bharatvarsh, Sangruram, who lived in a Dalit (untouchable) settlement in Kuchimuchi village, Uttar Pradesh, northern India, married a woman 40 years younger than himself one year after the death of his first wife, but died just one day after the wedding.

Indian media reported that a 75-year-old man who married a woman 40 years his junior, one year after the death of his first wife, suddenly died the morning after their wedding. The photo shows the couple holding their wedding ceremony on May 29 (local time) in Kuchimuchi village, Uttar Pradesh, northern India. Photo by X Capture

About a year ago, after losing his first wife, Sangruram lived alone, working as a farmer. With no children of his own, he met Manbabhati, a 35-year-old widow, and decided to spend the rest of his life with her. On May 29 (local time), they registered their marriage at the local court and held a traditional wedding ceremony at a local temple.

The morning after the wedding, Sangruram woke his wife from sleep and appeared to be in normal condition at first, but his health rapidly deteriorated soon afterward.

Manbabhati asked a young neighbor to call a doctor. After examining Sangruram, the doctor advised that he be taken to a nearby hospital. Manbabhati and the neighbor took Sangruram to the hospital, but he ultimately passed away.

Upon hearing the news of his uncle's death, Sangruram's nephew, who lives in Delhi, about 500 kilometers from Kuchimuchi, immediately called to prevent the cremation of the body. He later arrived in Kuchimuchi and requested an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

Manbabhati stated that her husband had been in very good health until the morning of his death. She said that her elderly husband had promised to transfer all his assets to her name if he passed away, and had also pledged to set aside 100,000 rupees (approximately 1.6 million won) for each of her three children. Unlike Sangruram, who had no children, Manbabhati has two daughters and one son.