India, June 11 -- The killing of Indore-based Raja Raghuvanshi is one of many incidents where newlyweds have been deceived by their partners. A 2023 report by Ekam Nyaay Foundation titled Husband Murder By Wife & Suicide By Men, analysed that a total of 306 murders of men by an intimate partner have been documented from January to December in 2023. About 213 of these cases were attributed to adultery by the wife. Men's rights activist Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj shares, "In India, spousal murder is not documented as a separate figure. These cases are a part of understanding how intimate relationships are souring. It is the ultimate form of violence." A spike in reportage of such incidents has put increased onus on matchmakers. Delhi-based matchmaker Vikas Gupta shares, "There is pressure on us to do background checks more thoroughly. Ab log humein aise incidents ka example dekar bolte hain, 'Dekhna ki humare bachchon ke saath aisa na ho'." "These are not isolated incidents but societal failures wrapped in silence and stigma," says Dr Sapna Zarwal, Gurugram-based psychologist and relationship therapist, adding, "Crimes like this don't come out of nowhere. They build up silently, when one confuses control for love and rejection for humiliation."...