Atul Subhash, a 34-year-old engineer who specialised in Artificial Intelligence, died by suicide in Bengaluru on 9 December. He left behind a 24-page suicide note, a 90-minute video, and a checklist outlining allegations of murder, dowry, domestic violence and unnatural sex by his estranged wife and her family. “This is not a suicide video, this is testimony of every married man in India facing false cases from his wife and a one sided battle in the courts”. Atul Subhash also listed his last wishes in a 24-page suicide note. One of them was “Give custody of my child to my parents who can raise him with better values”. Now there is a fresh case against Bangaluru Techie Atul Subhash’s father in name of his ‘Grandson’ for maintenance.
Any women who is revengeful who wants to settle scores comes up with the idea of filing false cases in court against men. The construct of Patriarchy, caste, religion all of it is at play while understanding the laws and its existence. “Parental alienation is a harsh reality of the matrimonial disputes”. Apart from the legal proceedings in India a wife/mother is able to prevent from the seeing the father the face of a child for several years. Famous Cricketers wives of Mohd Shami, Shikhar Dhavan took their child with them in a family dispute. “A man is not only a sperm donor or an ATM Machine”. If a woman keeps her child in a womb for a 9 months similarly a father provides emotional support, guidance, sense of security to his child, helps him in navigating challenges and resolve conflicts in life.
About Mrinal Wokhloo
Mrinal Wokhloo a medical practitioner and a Men’s right activist based in Delhi along with BarkhaTrehan a prominent National figure Men’s right activist for nearly two decades.