Akanksha Singh

“You and Mom are my world. You’ve been my only hope till now, but I’ve hurt you deeply. You’re unable to say it openly, yet I know you can’t bear to see me like this. I understand your pain. I’m sorry, Father. Everything is over. I’m leaving.” Voice note sent by Ridhanya to her father before she consumed fumigant pesticide tablets, allegedly driven to suicide by dowry harassment and mental torture. She had married Kavin Kumar in Apr this year in Tiruppur, TN. As per reports, the marriage involved a dowry of 800g of gold and a Volvo car worth ₹70 lakh. Despite the lavish arrangements and huge dowry, the harassment began within ten days of the wedding, according to the police. So much is wrong here. The husband and in-laws are monsters. No punishment can ever be enough for this crime. Brutal, inhuman filthy people who deserve nothing short of hell. The blame lies squarely with them. Also want to mention that she had communicated her plight to her loved ones but was told to compromise as the above and this other voice note suggest : "I’m unable to bear their mental torture every day. I don’t know whom to turn to. Those who listen tell me to compromise, saying ‘life is like this only,’ but they don’t understand my suffering.” This makes it even more heartbreaking. If the parents or family members were aware and still didn’t help her, it’s utterly tragic. It’s 2025, and even among the wealthy, dowry is still being given, and daughters still aren’t being saved when they cry out for help. When will parents understand that a divorced daughter is always better than a dead daughter?