A newlywed couple riding a bike was attacked with an iron rod on May 4, resulting in the man being killed on the spot in Hyderabad, in what seems to be a case of honour killing, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place at LB Nagar in the city. According to police, the deceased Billapuram Nagaraju and Syed Ashrin Sultana were collegemates and had got married in January this year. Sultana changed her name to Pallavi after marriage.