‘Throw my ashes in drain’: In Atul Subhash-like video, UP techie accuses wife of harassment, dies by suicide

NEW DELHI: In an incident reminiscent of the Atul Subhash case, a 33-year-old techie from Uttar Pradesh, Mohit Yadav, has died by suicide, allegedly as a result of psychological harassment by his wife. In a video message recorded earlier than his dying, Yadav cited the shortage of authorized safety for males as a key motive behind his resolution.
“By the time you get this video, I will be gone from this world. If there was a law for men, maybe I wouldn’t have taken this step. I couldn’t bear the mental torture by my wife and her family. Mom, Dad, please forgive me,” Kumar stated in the video. “If I don’t get justice even after my death, then let my ashes be immersed in a drain,” he added.
He claimed that his wife Priya Yadav threatened him to register his home and property in her title and accused his mother-in-law of making his wife abort their youngster. The TOI couldn’t independently confirm the authenticity of the video.
“My wife threatened me that if I didn’t register my house and property in her name, she would implicate my family in a dowry case. Her father, Manoj Kumar, filed a false complaint, and her brother threatened to kill me,” he stated.
This comes solely two days after a 30-year-old girl in UP was booked for allegedly driving her husband, Mohit Tyagi, a 34-year-old media skilled, to suicide by way of fixed harassment and monetary calls for. According to the FIR filed by Mohit’s brother, the difficulty started quickly after Mohit married Priyanka from Sambhal in December 2020. She allegedly took off with gifted jewelry and lodged false complaints towards him and his household.
Last 12 months in December, Atul Subhash, a 34-year-old Bengaluru techie, died by suicide in his condo. Before his dying, he left behind a 24-page notice and a video message, in which he accused his wife and in-laws of relentless harassment. He alleged that they had filed eight false police complaints towards him and demanded Rs 3 crore to settle a divorce, together with an extra Rs 30 lakh for entry to his son. Following a criticism lodged by Atul’s youthful brother, Bikas Modi, the three accused had been arrested.