Bengaluru Techie Suicide Case: Days after Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash died by suicide, his estranged wife, Nikita Singhania, and her family members have approached the Allahabad High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the abetment of suicide case filed against them in Bengaluru.
According to the High Court’s website, Nikita, her mother Nisha Singhania, her brother Anurag Singhania, and her uncle Sushil Singhania filed their anticipatory bail plea on December 13. The case is expected to be heard next week, Bar and Bench reported.
The family will be represented by Senior Advocate Tejas Singh, along with advocates Ajay Kumar Singh and Aushim Luthra.
An FIR was lodged in Bengaluru by Bikas Kumar, Atul’s brother, accusing Nikita and her three family members of abetting his suicide under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Atul Subhash, a 34-year-old software engineer, took his life in Bengaluru, leaving behind a detailed suicide note and a video in which he blamed his wife and her family for harassing him. He accused them of filing false cases against him, which he said drove him to suicide.
The video and suicide note have ignited widespread debate on social media, with many calling for the arrest of Nikita and her family.
In the video, Atul accused Nikita and her family of subjecting him to harassment through multiple matrimonial cases in their ongoing legal battle over divorce, alimony, and child custody in a family court in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh.
In response to the incident, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court, alleging misuse of dowry and domestic violence laws against men and seeking guidelines to prevent such misuse.