A cruel twist of fate

The sad saga of Rohit Shekhar, the newly found son of ND Tiwari read stranger than fiction.

The life of the embattled young man who may have had to face a difficult childhood, of ridicule and ostracism from society due to his birth, unfortunately did not get solace even at home being stuck in an unhappy marriage.

It is strange that as alleged in this case, his wife Apoorva took the extreme step of finishing him off in the hope of 'gaining' something but has actually ended up infinitely worse by looking at a future more horrible than death.

All such efforts as the Bible says in 'Ecclesiastes', are meaningless and a chasing after the wind but people hardly realise it.

When there are more dignified and legal ways of opting out of a marriage through divorce, it is intriguing why people choose such violent means. Unfortunately money, property and other material benefits become the prompting factors but short cuts have never been a solution to anything.

The traumatic life of the young man has been snuffed out even before he could enjoy the benefits of his favourable court verdict, leaving his loved ones grieving over a life that has come to nought. Life is so unfair to some.

Elizabeth Koshy, Pathanamthitta