One sided statistics and narratives has destroyed millions of Men and families. Suffering of men has forgotten.

Whenever we hear the word dowry, dowry law, society immediately imagines women as victims and men as oppressors. Newspapers, TV channels, and NGOs repeat the oppressors narrative endlessly. One sided Statistics on dowry deaths of women are quoted again and again. But what about the suffering of men? Why is their pain invisible?

At Men Helpline, we see a very different picture. Behind every law that claims to protect women, there are hundreds of men and families being destroyed.

The Harsh Truth of Section 304B and 498A

• Under Section 304B IPC (dowry death), if a wife dies in her matrimonial home, the husband and his family are automatically treated as culprits. No investigation, no fairness — just instant blame.
• Under Section 498A IPC (dowry harassment), men can be arrested solely on the statement of a woman. Even the Supreme Court has called this a form of “legal terrorism” because of the widespread misuse.

But here’s the reality no one wants to discuss: when a husband dies due to harassment, financial pressure, or abuse by his wife, there is no law to protect him. In fact, the wife inherits all his property.

Is this justice?

The Silent Epidemic: Men’s Suicides

• In 2022 alone, over 90,000 married men died by suicide (NCRB data). Family problems and marital stress were the biggest reasons. Compare this to the 6,516 reported dowry deaths of women, and you will see the imbalance in the narrative. More Importantly this law don’t lodge men’s death.
• When a woman dies, society rushes to demand justice. But when a man dies, society shrugs. His death is dismissed as “personal problems,” never linked to harassment or extortion by his wife. This silence is nothing less than discrimination.

Alimony – Punishment for Being Married

Alimony is presented as a woman’s “right.” Courts force husbands to pay lifelong maintenance, even when wives are capable of working. At the same time, governments and NGOs run hundreds of programs for women’s financial empowerment.

So why do courts keep women dependent on men’s earnings? Is this empowerment? Or is it simply punishing men for the act of marriage?

We call this begging, not rights.

Marriage – A Burden for Men

Marriage has become a heavy burden for men. Wives demand that husbands:

• Earn money for the household.
• Share household chores like cooking and cleaning.
• Fund luxuries and comfort.

And yet, the husband is treated as disposable, a servant in his own home. If disputes arise, the entire family — parents, siblings, relatives — can be dragged into criminal cases, all on the mere word of the daughter-in-law.

In business matters, the government talks about liberalization and growth. But in family matters, it promotes criminalization and destruction.

The Collapse of Indian Family Traditions

The sad reality is that decades of feminist lies and biased laws have broken down our Great Indian Family traditions. Families that once stood united are now shattered under the weight of false cases and extortion.

If giving gifts to husbands is called dowry and treated as a crime, then gifts to wives should also be treated as a crime. If demands by husbands are wrong, then demands by wives should also be wrong. Equality must be for both genders — not one-sided empowerment at the cost of men.

Our Call to Brothers

Brothers, we cannot stay silent anymore. The plight of men must be spoken about, written about, and brought into the open. Each false case, each suicide, each broken family is not just a personal tragedy — it is a national loss.

It is time to unite and fight against the misuse of dowry laws, against biased alimony systems, and against the false narratives that portray men only as oppressors.

The truth is simple: men are suffering too, and their suffering deserves justice.