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Watched Urmila's ‘Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'? This Woman's Love Is Scarier: 'Will Make Sushi Outta Ur...'

Last Updated: Experts believe that digital access, when coupled with mental health issues and emotional rejection, can push fragile minds into delusional attachments. When police first discovered Jacqueline Ades had sent a man over 159,000 text messages, including threatening ones in under a year, the world was both stunned and morbidly fascinated. The Arizona woman, who met the man on a dating site and went on just one date with him in 2017, quickly turned into a real-life nightmare straight out of a psychological thriller. Her case made headlines again this year, as true-crime enthusiasts and legal scholars revisited the trial that became a chilling benchmark in stalking cases. Ades, who was arrested in 2018, had reportedly shown up outside the man's home, sent messages like 'I'd make sushi outta ur kidneys n chopsticks outta ur hand bones," and broke into his house while he was out of the country. She pleaded not guilty to charges of stalking and criminal trespassing in a trial that began in early 2019. Ades' obsessive spiral drew uncanny parallels to Urmila Matondkar's iconic role in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001), where a woman's unreciprocated love morphs into a dangerous obsession. While the film remains a pop culture reference point for toxic infatuation, Ades' actions took fiction into terrifying reality. The volume, intensity, and language of her messages weren't just desperate — they were downright disturbing. Experts believe that digital access, when coupled with mental health issues and emotional rejection, can push fragile minds into delusional attachments. Unfortunately, the Ades case was just a precursor to a wave of real-life crimes committed in the name of love. Dark Romance in the Headlines: Lovers Who Turned Criminal In recent years, India has seen a rise in shocking crimes involving obsessed partners and failed relationships: Muskan Rastogi murder: A chilling case where the woman allegedly killed her partner after a bitter dispute over suspected infidelity. Surveillance footage later confirmed her involvement. Pragati Yadav: Perhaps the most disturbing was Pragati, who murdered her husband in cold blood to be with her boyfriend. The murder was reportedly premeditated, and she even attempted to stage it as an accident. Together, these cases underline a disturbing pattern of obsessive attachment, emotional instability, and unprocessed rejection, often amplified by the illusions of love shaped by social media and unrealistic expectations. First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.