Rohtak Farmer Ends Life After Wife's Betrayal; Suicide Note Reveals Affair, Extortion And Abuse

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In video testimonies recorded just before his death on June 18, Magan detailed how Divya and Deepak allegedly harassed him, demanding money under various pretexts
A heartbreaking tale of betrayal, blackmail, and emotional torment has come to light from Dobh village in Haryana's Rohtak, where a young farmer ended his life, leaving behind explosive video messages that have sent shockwaves across the region.
Magan, a modest and hard-working farmer, had lived a quiet life in Dobh until a harrowing revelation shattered his world. A year and a half into his marriage, he discovered that his wife, Divya, was already married and had a child. Despite the betrayal, Magan chose compassion over confrontation. Instead of filing a legal case, he paid off Divya's previous husband to formally separate the two, hoping to give his marriage a second chance.
But peace eluded him.
Over time, Divya's behaviour began to change, and Magan suspected she was involved with someone else. His suspicions were confirmed when he learned of her romantic involvement with a police officer named Deepak, posted in Sambhaji Nagar, Aurangabad. What followed, according to Magan's own words, was a spiral of psychological abuse and relentless extortion that pushed him to the brink.
In video testimonies recorded just before his death on June 18, Magan detailed how Divya and Deepak allegedly harassed him, demanding money under various pretexts. He said Deepak wanted Rs 5 lakh for a job promotion and pressured him through Divya. 'I sold wheat I had cultivated with my own hands and gave Rs 1.5 lakh," Magan stated in the video, adding that on June 9, he mortgaged his gold bangle and somehow raised Rs 2 lakh which Divya transferred to Deepak's account.
But the demands didn't stop.
Magan revealed that Divya and Deepak began insisting on another Rs 1.5 lakh and even allegedly threatened to frame him for the murder of his own father unless he sold his ancestral land. The final blow came when Divya sent Magan a video of herself dancing intimately with Deepak, a clip that reportedly plunged him into a deep depression.
The day he took his life, Magan recorded two emotionally charged videos and posted them on social media. In them, he pleaded for justice and narrated his ordeal, naming Divya and Deepak as his abusers. Addressing his adopted sister, Savita Arya, a social worker in Panipat, he voiced a powerful concern, 'Sister, when women cry, they are heard, even if they're wrong. But even if men are right, they die unheard. Please do something for men too."
He also appealed to Rohtak MP Deepender Hooda and Meham MLA Balram Dangi, requesting them to ensure that his son would be cared for by his aging parents after his death. 'Please visit my home," he urged, 'and assure them that my child will remain with them."
Shortly after uploading the videos, Magan walked to his farm and hanged himself from a tree.
His death has cast a pall of grief over Dobh village. Villagers and family members, devastated by the tragedy, have demanded that authorities take swift and strict action against Divya and Deepak.