ROHTAK: “Please do something for men too.” This was the last message from Magan, a man from Dobh village in Rohtak, who died by suicide last week. He left behind a video message in which he alleged that his wife had been previously married, was having an affair with a police inspector in Maharashtra, and was pressuring him to kill his father.

Magan, also known as Ajay, addressed this message to a Panipat-based women’s rights activist he knew as a “rakhi sister.”In the video, Magan claimed that before taking the extreme step, he had received a video of his wife, Divya, dancing suggestively for her paramour, Deepak — allegedly a police inspector posted in Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. He said the two had emotionally blackmailed him and extracted Rs 3.5 lakh: Rs 1.5 lakh from selling his wheat crop and Rs 2 lakh from mortgaging a gold bracelet.Magan’s body was found hanging from a tree in his village on the night of June 18. His family located him after seeing the suicide video he had posted on social media earlier that day. “They want to buy a flat in Mumbai using that money. But I can’t kill my father, so I’m ending my life,” Magan said in the video.Magan said he discovered a year and a half into the marriage that Divya had already been married and had a son. She had not obtained a divorce before marrying him.

“When I consulted a lawyer, he advised me to file a case since Hindu law doesn’t allow remarriage without divorce. But I never took action, and instead paid her to settle with her first husband,” he explained.In his final video, Magan addressed his “rakhi sister,” Savita Arya. “Even if a woman is wrong, she gets sympathy. But even when he is right, a man ends up losing his life. Please do something for us too,” he said.He also appealed to Rohtak MP Deepender Hooda and Meham MLA Balram Dangi to visit his parents and ensure that his son would not be taken away from them.ASI Sanjay from Bahu Akbarpur police station said efforts are being made to trace Divya. A team visited her parental home in Narnaund, Hisar, but her family said they had no contact with her for years, the ASI said. Police are examining Magan’s call records and bank transactions. Once evidence is collected, a team will be dispatched to apprehend Divya, the ASI added.Met in 2019According to Magan’s family, the couple had met on social media in 2019 and later registered their marriage. Initially, the family did not approve of the relationship, but accepted Divya when she gave birth to a son. They also said that Divya had a job but never disclosed the nature of it. She often stayed away from home for days, citing work. They suspect it was during these trips that she met Deepak in Maharashtra. Divya left home on March 20, 2025, saying she was going for work, but never returned.