Nikita Singhania, the estranged spouse of 34-year-old techie Atul Subhash, her mom Nisha and brother Anurag have been arrested in an abetment to suicide case, days after Atul died by suicide after accusing Nikita and her household of harassment and extortion.
Whereas Nikita was arrested from Gurugram, her mom and brother had been arrested in Prayagraj. Her uncle Sushil, additionally an accused, is on the run. The three accused, police mentioned, had been arrested yesterday and dropped at Bengaluru late at night time. They had been produced in court docket immediately and remanded in custody for 14 days. Sources mentioned police proceeded with the arrests cautiously as a result of “individuals are agitated”.
Earlier, Bengaluru police had requested them to seem inside three days.
Nikita Singhania and her members of the family are on the centre of huge outrage over Atul Subhash’s demise by suicide and the allegations he made towards them in a 24-page suicide be aware and an 80-minute video. The 34-year-old techie, initially from Bihar’s Samastipur, was discovered lifeless at his Bengaluru flat on Monday. Police discovered an in depth be aware at his dwelling, with each web page beginning with “justice is due”.
In his suicide be aware and video, Subhash alleged that he married Nikita in 2019 after discovering her on a matchmaking web site. The couple had a son the following yr. He alleged that Nikita and her household would ask him for large quantities of cash to arrange companies. Arguments broke out when he refused and she or he ultimately left dwelling in 2021 with their son.
The subsequent yr, Atul alleged, she filed a litany of circumstances towards him and his members of the family beneath critical fees of cruelty towards a lady, dowry harassment and even homicide. The Singhanias accused Atul and his members of the family of harassing Nikita’s late father for dowry, resulting in his demise. This case was, nonetheless, later withdrawn.
Atul Subhash mentioned earlier than his demise that Nikita and her members of the family had filed a number of circumstances to harass him and extort an enormous sum as alimony and upkeep. He mentioned Nikita had demanded Rs 3 crore to settle the case. He additionally mentioned that the court docket had requested him to pay Rs 80,000 month-to-month as upkeep to Nikita and his son, however she needed extra.
Additionally accusing the judicial system of favouring girls in such circumstances, Subhash wrote within the be aware, “The extra I work laborious and turn into higher at my work, the extra I and my household can be harassed and extorted and the entire authorized system will encourage and assist my harassers… Now, with me gone, there will not be any cash and there will not be any purpose to harass my previous mother and father and my brother. I’ll have destroyed my physique but it surely has saved the whole lot I consider in.”
He additionally accused Nikita and her mom Nisha of instigating him to die on two events.
Following his demise, his brother Bikas Kumar filed an abetment to suicide case towards Nikita, her mom Nisha, brother Anurag and uncle Sushil Singhania. Atul’s household alleged that he was beneath extreme stress due to the authorized battle and that he needed to journey between Bengaluru and Jaunpur 40 occasions. In addition they mentioned that Nikita refused to let him meet their son and demanded cash for that too. Nikita’s uncle Sushil Singhania earlier advised the media that Atul’s allegations are baseless and that they’re harmless.
Atul Subhash’s demise has sparked huge outrage, with many pointing to the misuse of the Dowry Prohibition Act and the regulation to guard girls from cruelty by her husband his kinfolk.