Stop Telling Her To Adjust

Thulya and Vipanchika have become familiar names in Kerala now. Social media is flooded with outrage, sympathy, murder theories, and, of course, the question: "Why didn't she walk out?"

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On July 19, Athulya was found dead in her flat in Sharjah, which she shared with her husband, Satheesh. She was supposed to join her new job on that day.

A day before the alleged suicide, she had sent her friend videos of her husband physically abusing and threatening her. Some reports say she had earlier approached the Sharjah police with complaints of domestic violence.

Athulya's parents allege she had been subjected to domestic violence since 2014, when she married Satheesh. Now, the Chavara police have registered a case against Satheesh under multiple sections.

Notably, the incident happened days after the death of 32-year-old Vipanchika Maniyan and her 18-month-old daughter. As per forensic reports, Vipanchika died by hanging after suffocating her child.

The murder-suicide, too, was allegedly linked to domestic violence. Her family alleges that she was repeatedly subjected to physical and emotional abuse. A suicide note recovered from her apartment names her husband, Nidheesh Mohan, and his family as responsible for her death.

These are not isolated incidents. After preliminary investigation, police took her husband Jimmy Joseph and father-in-law into custody.

In February, 42-year-old Shiny died by suicide by jumping in front of a train with her children, Aleena and Evan, in Ettumanoor. Police suspect domestic violence, and her husband Noby was arrested on charges of abetment of suicide.

These are just a few examples. According to National Crime Records Bureau data, 25,197 women died by suicide due to marriage-related issues between 2017 and 2022.