The Raja Raghuwanshi case is horrifying. If the allegations are proven, a young man was brutally murdered, allegedly by his wife Sonam Raghuwanshi and her lover. But what is even more disturbing is the public response from some corners: a regressive narrative blaming women’s education and independence for such crimes. That argument is not only flawed, it is dangerous.
Let’s be absolutely clear. Only a dangerous, psychopathic mindset can conceive a murder like this. Independence doesn’t kill people. Calculated evil does.
1. Only a Psychopath Plans a Murder
There is no excuse, romantic, social or personal, for plotting to kill someone. If you no longer want to be with your spouse, leave. Divorce. Walk away. But taking someone’s life because they are in the way isn’t an emotional reaction. It is a cold-blooded, strategic crime. That kind of thinking is not rooted in love, stress or societal pressure. It is rooted in complete moral breakdown and psychopathy.
If found guilty, the accused in this case must face the strictest possible punishment under the law. A fair trial must be held, but there must be no sympathy for murder under any pretense.
2. Women Have Been Murdered in Marriages Forever, and It’s Barely News
What adds to the hypocrisy is this. Women have been murdered in their homes for centuries. For dowry. For bearing daughters. For speaking up. These murders are so common they don’t even make national headlines anymore. Nobody paused to ask whether male dominance or patriarchy was to blame when women were being set on fire or hanged behind closed doors.
Now suddenly, when a woman is allegedly the mastermind behind a horrific crime, people start calling independence dangerous? Why the double standard? Why is female autonomy always the first thing to be questioned?
3. Empowerment Doesn’t Breed Violence. Mental Pathology Does
This crime, if proven, is not about too much education or freedom. It is about someone with no conscience. Let’s not insult the concept of independence by linking it with such savagery. Crimes like these are committed by people with deep psychological disturbances, not those simply seeking progress or autonomy.
Blaming education or empowerment for a murder is like blaming driving licenses for accidents. The tool isn’t the danger. The person misusing it is.
Let’s stay focused. Raja Raghuwanshi deserves justice. Let this not become a cautionary tale against women’s freedom. Let it become a precedent for punishing calculated, premeditated violence, regardless of the gender of the accused.
Jai Hind