Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash's wife Nikita, mother-in-law Nishan and brother-in-law Anurag granted bail in suicide case

Bengaluru techie suicide case: Bengaluru's City Civil Court on Saturday ( January 4) granted bail to Nikita Singhania, wife of techie Atul Subhash, who died by suicide, Nisha Singhania, his mother-in-law, and Anurag Singhania, his brother-in-law, news agency ANI reported. Nikita Singhania, her mother and brother were arrested in connection with the death of her 34-year-old husband, Atul Subhash.

Nikita Singhania was arrested from Gurugram, Haryana. At the same time, her mother, Nisha Singhania and brother, Anurag Singhania, were picked up from Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj for abetting Atul Subhash's suicide, a Bengaluru police official had said earlier.

They were arrested in December, brought to Bengaluru and sent to 14-day judicial custody after being produced before a local court, he said.

Meanwhile, the advocate representing Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash's family, Vinay Singh, informed that the 24-page suicide note was sent to forensics but it had not been considered yet. “His suicide video has also been sent to forensics. His handwriting is also being examined,” he added. 

“The bail has been allowed. We are waiting for the order sheet... Our argument was on factual information, on harassment, ” the advocate confirmed. 

"We will challenge it (bail order)... After seeing the order sheet, and analysing it, we can approach the High Court of Karnataka." advocate Singh stated.

The Allahabad High Court had in December granted anticipatory bail to Sushil Singhania, uncle of Nikita Singhania, in the suicide case of Artificial Intelligence engineer Atul Subhash.

It was argued that the arrests had been made on the basis of an alleged suicide note and a video which has gone viral over the internet. Sushil Singhania is facing the media trial of the highest level, it was argued.

According to the police, Atul Subhash, who worked for a private firm in Bengaluru, left behind a 24-page purported death note detailing his emotional distress, marital issues, and harassment by his wife, her relatives, and a judge based in Uttar Pradesh.

Following a complaint from Atul Subhash's brother, the Bengaluru police registered a case of abetment of suicide against Nikita, Nisha, Anurag, and Sushil Singhania.

However, recently, the Allahabad High Court granted anticipatory bail to Nikita's uncle Sushil in the suicide case.

Atul Subhash's suicide note, which was also shared with the WhatsApp group of an NGO he was associated with, outlined the marital discord he had been facing since his marriage in 2019, which had led to multiple legal cases. He and his wife had a son in 2020.

(With agency inputs)