New Delhi, December 16
The Bengaluru police arrested absconding wife of techie Atul Subhash who died by suicide after repeated false cses and harassment from his wife and her family.
Nikita Singhania was arrested from Haryana’s Gurugram and her mother Nisha and brother Anurag were held from Allahabad.
Hailing from UP, Subhash was a deputy general manager at an automobile firm in Bengaluru. He got married to Nikita, a software professional, in 2019.
He was facing nine cases under several charges, including murder, dowry harassment, unnatural sex etc. His parents were also named as accused in some of the cases.
ini the initial FIR, the police have booked the accused under sections 108 (abetment of suicide) and 3(5) (criminal act with a common intention). They have also been accused of demanding Rs 3 crore to withdraw cases against Atul and Rs 30 lakh for visitation rights to see his son.
Thr Bengaluru Police had also pasted a notice on the wall of Nisha’s residence in Jaunpur after they found that the house was locked.
Atul Subhash, a resident of Munnekollal, was found dead inside his apartment after leaving a 1.5 hour video om Internet narrating his ordeal. His brother Bikas Kumar had filed a complaint against Subhash’s wife Nikita, her mother Nisha, brother Anurag, and uncle Sushil Singhania.
Atul's suicide and story shook the nation and questioned the misuse of laws.