'Marriage lasted only 10 days': IIT-IIM graduate shares ordeals of her family over sister-in-law's extortion bid

Prathyusha Challa, an IIT-IIM Ahmedabad graduate, has shared an ordeal of her family's harrowing experience with her former sister-in-law over her extortion bid. 

The revealation comes amid widespread concern over the recent suicide of Bengaluru AI engineer Atul Subhash, who took his life, alleging extortion and harassment against his estranged wife. The incident also shed light on domestic violence against men, that often goes unnoticed. 

Challa, sharing a post on 'X', shared that her brother, an assistant professor at a Hyderabad engineering college, married a woman from Rajahmundry in 2019. However, the marriage lasted merely 10 days as the woman started misbehaving with her in-laws, speaking foul language, and often threatening to commit suicide. 

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"She misbehaved with my parents, spoke foul language, and did not let my brother into his own bedroom. She often threatened suicide. This was clearly an extortion plan by my sister-in-law, her sister, her brother, and her boyfriend. Her sister had also executed a similar extortion plan with her in-laws. Ten days after she left our home, she filed a 498 case (Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that deals with cruelty against a married woman by her husband or his relatives) against us. The FIR was filed without our knowledge or any investigation,” she alleged. 

Even after five years, Challa shared, the trial is yet to commence, pushing her family into a whirlpool of distress. "It has been 5 years since this incident, and the trial for this case has not yet begun. This has been traumatising. My parents’ health has declined,” she shared. 

Challa also revealed that the incident has had a major affect on her career, making her unable to find a job despite her flawless academic record. 

"Despite my flawless academic records, I have been unable to find a job", she added. 

Here's how netizens reacted 

The incident shared by Challa has sparked a fresh wave of outrage on social media, with several users sharing their own views on it. 

“Arranged marriage is injurious to mental health,” an user commented.

Another added, “A friend of mine, day 1 of marriage, she didn't let him even touch her, no talks, nothing, living in separate rooms. Weeks passed, he found she is always on the phone with someone. One fine day he got home from work only to see them having fun on his bed.”