Vasai: Jilted Lover Kills Woman In Broad Daylight, Yells 'Kyun Kia Ye Mere Saath'

In yet another incident of jilted lover's rage falling hard on a woman, a man hammered a woman to death on a busy road during daylight. The incident happened in Mumbai's Vasai when a man brutally stabbed a 20-year-old woman 15 times. It was 8:30 am on June 18 when the man used an iron wrench and hit the woman in the Chinchpada area of Vasai East. The video of the gruesome murder has gone viral. 

As per the reports, the man, Rohit Yadav, was in a relationship with Aarti Yadav. However, Aarti broke up with him a few days ago. Assuming that Aarti had an affair with someone else, Rohit got enraged and targeted Aarti for a ruthless murder. 

In a street busy with people and vehicles, Rohit stabbed Aarti 15 times saying, "Kyun kiya aisa mere saath (Why did you do this to me?)" 

On a busy street in Mumbai's Vasai, man kills a 20-year-old girl with a spanner in broad daylight- Watch.#ViralVideo #Vasai #Crime #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/mvrqHvwe3H

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A large crowd gathered but no one tried to save Aarti or stop Rohit. In fact, everyone stood there and watched the gruesome crime. However, one of the bystanders did try to save the girl. But Rohit kept stabbing her even after she died.

The police have registered a murder case. They have apprehended Rohit and the investigation is underway. 

Not the first time that a jilted lover devoured a life

This is not the first time when a jilted lover's anger targeted a woman's life. These incidents are being reported almost every day. Where are we going wrong? Why are men getting so enraged as to kill a woman? Is their sadness, heartbreak and anger bigger than someone's life? Is it even about the feelings or the male ego? 

In our society, women are not allowed to make any choices. Be it in terms of life or relationships. Women have to tailor their choices to the expectations of society, in this case, to protect their lives. But what if a woman doesn't want to stay in a relationship? What if it is toxic or has no future? Walking out of it is a basic human right. A woman cannot be killed for that. Moreover, even if she has an affair, does she deserve to be killed? Just exchange the gender here. What if a man had broken the relationship and cheated on a woman? Will he meet the end the woman did? 

Let's stop taking women's lives for granted. Their lives have values beyond protecting male ego and patriarchal conditions. Killing a woman in broad daylight, amidst a busy street and unopposed is just a reflection of how low our society can go in forgetting that women are humans, not pawns of men. 

Views expressed are the author's own.