Agra, Uttar Pradesh:
A software engineer from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly died by suicide earlier this week, leaving behind a distressing video in which he blamed his wife of one year. Manav Sharma, an employee at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was found hanging in his home on February 24, according to officials.
The police reported that Sharma’s sister discovered the video on his phone two days after his death. In the harrowing, nearly seven-minute-long video, Sharma, with a noose around his neck, accused his wife of being romantically involved with another man.
“This is for authorities. The law needs to protect men, or there will be a time when there will be no men left to blame. My wife was involved with another man… But what can I do? It does not matter anymore,” he said.
After a pause, he added, “I don’t have a problem with dying. I want to go. Please think about men. I’m sorry, everyone. Please, someone should talk about men. They become very lonely. Everything will get better once I go. I have attempted suicide even before.”
Shortly after the video surfaced, Sharma’s wife, Nikita, uploaded a counter-video in which she accused her husband of physically abusing her.
“The day he died by suicide, he had dropped me at my maternal home. Whatever claims he has made about me, it is about my past. It is not related to anything after our marriage. He has tried to harm himself multiple times before… I have stopped him at least three times. He used to drink and beat me up too,” she said.
Nikita also claimed that she had informed Sharma’s parents about his self-harm attempts but they did not intervene.
“I had told his parents everything, but they said the issue is between husband and wife. They came for two days and left. I had called his sister too and informed her about him attempting to die by suicide. To this, she told me to sleep and said he would not do anything,” she added.
The police stated that a complaint was filed against Nikita after Sharma’s sister discovered the video blaming her.
“The incident took place on February 24. Manav Sharma’s body was taken to the Army hospital and sent for post-mortem. We did not receive any complaint that day. They filed a case after they found the video on his phone. His wife has called the allegations against her false. We are investigating further,” a senior official said.
This case has drawn parallels to recent incidents, including the suicide of Atul Subhash, a 34-year-old deputy general manager from Bengaluru, who died in December. Subhash left behind a 24-page suicide note accusing his wife and her relatives of harassment.
Multiple such cases have come to light in recent days, highlighting the need for addressing mental health and domestic issues.
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