A 41-year-old man, Nishant Tripathi, was found dead in a Mumbai hotel room, leaving behind a suicide note accusing his wife and her aunt. According to police, he took his own life last Friday at the Sahara Hotel after posting his suicide note on his company’s website.

Tripathi checked into the hotel three days before his death and placed a ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign on his door. When he didn’t respond for a long time, hotel staff used a master key to enter and found him hanging. They immediately called the police.

Police have launched an investigation and filed a case against Apoorva Parikh and her aunt, Prarthana Mishra, for abetment to suicide. The complaint was made by Tripathi’s mother, Neelam Chaturvedi, a women’s rights activist. No arrests have been made yet.

Tripathi left a suicide note on his company’s website, secured with a password. In the note, he expressed his deep love for his wife but also blamed her and her aunt for his death.

"By the time you read this, I'll be gone. In my last moments, I could have hated you for everything that happened. But I don't. I choose love. I loved you then. I love you now. And as I promised, it won't fade," he wrote.
He also addressed his mother, saying, "She knows that among all the struggles I faced, you and Prarthana Mausi are responsible for my death. So I beg you, don’t approach her now. She’s already broken. Let her grieve in peace."

Tripathi’s mother shared a heartbreaking post onFacebook, mourning her son’s death. She described her immense grief, writing, "Today, I feel like a living corpse."

A strong advocate for women’s rights and gender equality, she said her world had collapsed after losing Nishant.
"My life is over now. My son, Nishant, has left me. I feel like a living corpse. He was supposed to perform my last rites, but today, on March 2, I cremated my son at 'ECO-MOKSHA' in Mumbai. My daughter, Prachi, performed her elder brother’s last rites. Please give us the strength to bear this unimaginable loss," she wrote.

The case has reignited the debate over gender-neutral laws, especially in cases where men allege harassment by their wives’ families.

Just days before this incident, Agra techie Manav Sharma died by suicide, leaving a video blaming his wife and calling for legal protection for men. His wife denied the allegations and accused him of domestic violence.
In December, Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash also ended his life, accusing his wife and in-laws of harassment. Similarly, a Delhi café owner recently took his life, citing mental torture by his wife’s family. These cases have sparked fresh discussions on the need for balanced legal protections.

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