Atul Subhash Death: Mother-In-Law And Brother-In-Law Flee Home At Jaunpur In UP

UP Police said they have no orders to arrest Nisha Singhania and other accused in the case

Jaunpur (UP):The mother-in-law and the brother-in-law of techie Atul Subhash, who died by suicide in Bengaluru, fled their home in Jaunpur on Thursday, even as Uttar Pradesh Police said it was yet to receive any official communication from Karnataka.

As per reports, the 34-year-old techie ended his life on Monday in Bengaluru, alleging harassment at the hands of his estranged wife and her family. A case of abetment to suicide was registered against his wife Nikita Singhania, her mother Nisha, father Anurag and uncle Sushil. At around 1 am, Nisha Singhania and her son Anurag alias Piyush Singhania left their home in Khowa Mandi area here on a motorcycle and have since not returned, a police official told PTI.

Purported video clips on social media also showed them leaving the home around midnight. "We are yet to receive any official communication from the Bengaluru Police over this case," Jaunpur Superintendent of Police Ajaypal Sharma told PTI. He said there was a routine-level of police deployment in the Khowa Mandi area as required for law and order maintenance. Meanwhile, Kotwali police station in-charge Inspector Mithilesh Mishra said police have no orders to arrest Nisha Singhania and others, or prevent them from leaving their home, or place them under house arrest.

While her family lives in Jaunpur, Nikita Singhania stays in Delhi with her son and works there, according to her relatives. She had gotten married to Subhash in April 2019 and in 2022 she lodged an FIR against husband Subhash and in-laws, accusing them of dowry harassment.

Earlier, a team of Bengaluru's Marathihalli police, which is investigating the suicide of Atul Subhash left for Uttar Pradesh to interrogate his wife and other accused. The team led by PSI Jnanadev, the investigating officer of the case, left for Jaunpur. Police said Nikita,her mother Nisha, brother Anurag Singhania, and relative Sushil Singhania will be interrogated.

Based on the complaint filed by Atul Subhash's brother Bikas Kumar, an FIR had been registered against the accused at Marathihalli police station under section 108 (abetment to suicide) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

The team, which has left for Uttar Pradesh, will first issue a notice and interrogate the deceased's wife, a police official said. "Legal action is likely to be taken if the accused do not cooperate with the investigation. The police team will the visit Bihar to record the statements of Atul Subhash's parents and brother," the official said.

Atul Subhash, a native of Uttar Pradesh, died by suicide on December 9 at his home in Manjunatha Layout, Bengaluru. He left behind a suicide note of around 24 pages, said police.

Subhash got married to Nikita Singhania in 2019 and the couple has a four-year-old son. "It has been alleged that Singhania had filed a false complaint against Subhash with the help of her family. The accused did not even allow Subhash to meet his son and demanded Rs 30 lakh rupees instead. During court proceedings, Singhania and her family threatened Subhash to pay Rs 3 crore failing which he would die," Whitefield Division DCP Shivakumar Gunare had said.

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