‘She was murdered’: Nadia Afgan, Urwa Hocane livid after police woman dies of suicide

Actors spoke out against stigma surrounding divorce, suggesting Rose ‘chose suicide’ over terminating marriage.

The tragic news of sub-inspector Mary Rose’s death to suicide in Rahim Yar Khan broke the internet on Monday, making headlines. What irked netizens most was how someone from a law enforcement agency, someone with power, succumbed to death over alleged domestic issues.

Shaken by the news, actors Nadia Afgan and Urwa Hocane took to their social media handles to condemn the patriarchal society that stigmatises divorce and makes it difficult for even women in power, to live life on their own terms. In their opinion, Rose, a mother of two, was “murdered” by society.

The Suno Chanda actor took to her Instagram story and shared a post by BBC Urdu about her suicide.

Afgan wrote, “This was not a suicide. She was murdered by our patriarchal society.” Referring to the alleged domestic issues between the late sub-inspector and her husband and the trauma that it must’ve left on her, she further added, “She was not safe within her chaar deewari (her house). She was murdered by her abusive husband.”

Livid, Hocane also took to the micro-blogging site to share her two cents on the topic. The Udaari actor pointed out how Rose chose “suicide over divorce.” Speaking up against the stigma around divorce, she wrote, “Female Sub-inspector Mary Rose commits suicide in Pakistan and from what I gather of the story, she chose suicide over divorce.”

Female Sub-inspector Mary Rose commits suicide in Pakistan & from wht I gather of th story she chose suicide over divorce.When r we going to stop stigmatising divorce & a woman’s basic right to live & breathe with her own choice?Why aren't we talking about this?!What do we fear?!

— URWA HOCANE (@VJURWA) March 17, 2022

Asking all the right questions, she looked to society and her followers for answers. “When are we going to stop stigmatising divorce and not cost a woman's basic right to live and breathe with her own choice? Why aren't we talking about this? What do we fear?” she asked.

Afraid of the wrong people, we’ve curated a society that conveniently walks over women and suffocates them instead of letting them voice their discontent. So much so, that a woman chooses to die, leaving her daughters behind, instead of living to fight the abuse she was facing.

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