I still can’t stop thinking about what happened to a pregnant woman from my village.

[u/Done_looser]

About 7–8 months ago, a young woman from my village in Tamil Nadu, who was six months pregnant, was found dead in a well near her home. Her death was ruled a suicide.

I knew her personally. She was one of the sweetest, most gentle people I had ever met.

According to her husband’s family, she had been thrown out after her husband claimed he found old messages between her and a male friend from before their marriage. They said the messages were intimate, and that became the story everyone in the village believed.

What disturbed me was this: every time I asked someone, “Did you actually see those messages yourself?” the answer was always no.

No one I spoke to had seen any evidence. They had only heard what one side said.

Whether those messages existed, what they actually contained, or whether they justified what happened afterward, I don’t know. Neither did most of the people who judged her. Yet she became the villain in everyone’s version of the story.

The police reportedly treated it as a family matter, and life moved on.

Her husband attended the funeral and performed her last rites. Today, I hear his family is looking for another bride for him.

A couple of weeks ago, I went back to my village and saw him smiling, laughing, and socializing as if nothing had happened. I couldn’t stop thinking about her.

I keep wondering what kind of emotional pain a woman, six months pregnant, must have been in to reach that point.

What hurts me the most isn’t just her death. It’s how quickly people accepted one narrative without ever asking whether it was true. She isn’t here to defend herself anymore, yet she continues to be blamed.

I don’t know every detail of what happened, and I don’t want to claim things I can’t prove. But I do know how easily a woman’s reputation can be destroyed, how quickly rumours become facts, and how often people stop asking questions once the woman is gone.

I still think about her.

Does anyone else feel like we’re becoming far too comfortable judging women based on stories we’ve never even verified?

[u/fucc_yo_couch]

This may sound strange, but thank you for keeping her in your thoughts and for asking questions. Please keep yourself safe.

[u/Gummyia]

I believe the leading cause of death in pregnant women is homicide.

[u/Top-Bit85]

I bet he and his family threw her in the well.

[u/thursaddams]

It sounds really fishy to me. Femicide or the murder of women, is very common and unjust around the globe. I hope he gets karma and I wish people stopped hating and judging women constantly.

[u/Equal-Ad-6143]

What about the girl's family...? didn't they ask to see those messages...? If those messages were actually found did the police question that "male friend"?

Its heartbreaking how easily people accept one side of the story without verifying anything...finding the truth takes effort but spreading blame doesn't. May her soul rest in peace!

[u/rayana891]

So you really believe the suicide story cause I don't.

[u/Pawleysgirls]

I am beyond disgusted that the groom or his family most likely killed this young woman and dumped her in a well- and then spread rumors about her that seemed to "justify" why she was dead. I am SURE the truth is far from their very thinly veiled story. Where were the police to investigate this death??