Bunch of invincibles

I was browsing through the newspaper while having lunch and the obituary section caught my eye...a name long forgotten...Natasha Singh. Anyone remember her? Daughter in law of of Natwar Singh (ex minister) and wife of Jagat Singh...

Was it murder or an accident or as the police claimed in their final report a case of suicide? A hyped up case which brought up numerous debates and prime time news stories on TV. Her life lay bare ... scrutinised by the media. Young, attractive, mother of two adorable children, she went through a difficult marriage and was at the time living seperately. Her husband had the children with him. She was seeing another man at the time and seemed to be moving on with her life though later the police claimed she was depressed and hence the suicide. Read an initial media report here

The initial media reports talked of murder. But remember her father in law was no ordinary man and neither was her husband a nobody. She had earlier requested protection after an attack.
Public memory is short and the media finds a new story every day. And once the police gave its final report, it didn't take time for people to move on to the next big story.

But... was it really that simple?

Natasha was a friend of Natwar Singh's daughter Ritu Singh and met Jagat through her. Now strangely and coincidentally, two months after Natasha's tragic death, Ritu committed suicide in her father's house ... hung herself. The reason cited was that Natasha's death left her in shock and she never really was herself again.

Just a coincidence? Two deaths...same family...

An sms sent from Natasha's cell fone on the night she died said "I am going to another world" ...

When I read the obituary all these thoughts came flooding back to my mind. I didn't know Natasha personally. I do not the facts of the case. But in my heart I do believe what the world saw of the case and it's solution, is not the truth. That the initial suspicions of foul play were squashed because it involved a high profile politician and his family.

I remember the news stories that showed Natasha's friends and family speak of her as a loving mother to her children and I remember them talking of the broken marriage. But also of her moving on with a new relationship and living her life. I know there are many times when people kill themselves and those around them simply have no clue about their state of mind but Natasha just never came across as someone who did not love life...

Now the sun will set today evening and a new day will come up tomorrow...and the papers will have new stories...and I will simply get on with another regular day...

That's life...

But right at this moment, I feel for a life lost young and in a manner harsh and cruel...