Atul Subhash Suicide Incident: Wife Goes Missing, Karnataka Authorities Detain Her Mother and Brother

Bengaluru, Dec 13 (NationPress) The Karnataka Police have taken into custody Nisha Singhania, the mother-in-law, and Anurag Singhania, the brother-in-law of the late Atul Subhash, who tragically ended his life on December 9, reportedly due to an alleged demand for Rs 3 crore from his wife's family as a divorce settlement. This shocking case has ignited discussions about the harassment of married men and the potential misuse of dowry laws within the country.

Atul Subhash's tragic decision to take his own life left behind a detailed 40-page death note and a 90-minute video in which he recounted the torment he faced allegedly at the hands of his wife.

The arrests occurred on Thursday night in the vicinity of Jaunpur police station in Uttar Pradesh. As of Friday, Atul's wife, Nikita Singhania, remains elusive, and law enforcement is actively searching for her.

Upon learning that the Karnataka Police were on their way to apprehend them, both Nisha and Anurag attempted to flee their home, locking it behind them. However, police were able to track them down and detain them nearby.

The Marathahalli police in Bengaluru have filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Atul's wife's family, citing charges of abetment of suicide.

Before his death, Atul Subhash reached out via email to President Droupadi Murmu and the Supreme Court, imploring them to intervene on behalf of men facing similar harassment and to hold accountable those involved in his case, including his wife and mother-in-law.

In a particularly poignant segment of his suicide note, the 34-year-old expressed his desire for his ashes to be scattered in a gutter outside the court if justice was not served against those who tormented him.

Working for an automobile company, Atul Subhash reportedly took his life after facing a demand for Rs 3 crore in order to finalize a divorce. His passing occurred in his apartment during the early hours of Tuesday, where he left behind a 90-minute video and a 40-page death note that detailed the harassment he faced from his wife, Nikita Singhania, and her relatives.

His note starkly stated: 'If the court finds that the corrupt judge, my wife, and others are not guilty, then pour my ashes into a gutter outside the court. Do not perform my 'asthi visarjan' until my harassers are punished.'

Nevertheless, his family collected his ashes from the Bengaluru crematorium on Wednesday, planning to immerse them in the river in Patna, adhering to their cultural customs.

Atul's suicide note, titled 'Justice is Due', addressed his two-year-old child, stating: 'With my departure, there will no longer be any money to exploit, and I hope that the truth of the situation is acknowledged. Someday, you will learn the true nature of your mother and her avaricious family.'

He advised his child: 'Remember that you owe no one anything. Do not place your trust in the system.' Additionally, he outlined his final wishes, emphasizing that all hearings related to his case should be public to expose the dire state of the legal system and the misuse of laws by certain women.

He also expressed concern about potential tampering with evidence and urged that his case be handled in Karnataka, where he believed justice would be more reliably served compared to Uttar Pradesh. He requested that custody of his child be granted to his parents, who he believed would raise him with better values, and insisted that his wife and her family be kept away from his remains.

Atul Subhash also called for severe penalties for his harassers, noting that failure to imprison individuals like his wife could encourage further false accusations against other men in society.

His plea extended to the judiciary, urging them to cease the harassment faced by his family members in fabricated cases. He firmly stated that there should be no negotiations, settlements, or mediations with those he deemed 'evil' and insisted that justice must be pursued.

He even shared a link on X, tagging influential figures like Elon Musk and Donald Trump to draw attention to what he termed a 'legal genocide' of men occurring in India.