Judge ‘laughed’ when estranged wife told Bengaluru techie Atul to commit suicide | Bengaluru News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against four people in connection with the suicide of 34-year-old Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash, who accused his wife, her relatives and a judge of harassment, extortion and corruption before his death.
Based on a complaint by Atul’s brother Bikas Kumar at the Marathahalli police station in Bengaluru, the FIR includes charges under section 108 and section 3(5) of the BNS. The accused are Nikita Singhania (wife), Nisha Singhania (mother-in-law), Anurag Singhania (brother-in-law) and Sushil Singhania (wife’s uncle).
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Subhash, employed at a private company, left a detailed 24-page note describing years of emotional distress from marital problems. In his suicide note, he accused a family court judge in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, of dismissing his pleas and alleged that a court officer accepted bribes openly.
“I want my brother to get justice. I want this country to have a legal process through which even men can get justice. I want strict action against those who are sitting on a legal chair and doing corruption because if this continues then how will people expect justice,” his brother Bikas told PTI.
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Bikas expressed concerns about systemic corruption, noting that justice requires an unbiased system where all parties receive fair hearings based on facts.
“….can expect justice only when decisions are made on the basis of facts and if it does not happen, then people will slowly start losing faith in judicial system. It may lead to a situation where people may get afraid to get married. Men may start feeling that if they get married, they will just end up being an ATM machine for vending money,” he said.
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Authorities found Subhash’s body at his Manjunath Layout residence on Monday, with a placard stating “Justice is due.”
He recorded an 80-minute video on Rumble explaining his decision, which subsequently went viral.
“I feel that I should kill myself because the money I earn is making my enemies stronger. That same money will be used to destroy me, and this cycle will keep going,” Subhash stated in the video.
His uncle, Pawan Kumar, alleged harassment over financial demands, stating the family initially requested Rs 40,000 monthly, which increased to Rs 1 lakh.
“His wife even said that he should commit suicide if he cannot pay the amount to which the judge also laughed. This really hurt him,” PTI quoted Kumar as saying.

Sushil Kumar, Nikita’s uncle, denied involvement, stating, “I came to know that I am also named in the FIR. I am innocent. I wasn’t even there. We got to know about his suicide through media. None of our family members were present at the scene of incident. There’s a case going on in the court for the last three years and in this duration, we did not have any communication with him or his family. We are not at fault. Case is going on… Court will decide and give the verdict.”
Police investigations revealed ongoing marital disputes and a case filed against Subhash in Uttar Pradesh. Before his death, he distributed his note via email and shared it with an NGO WhatsApp group. The death note reportedly mentions that Subhash got married in 2019 and that the couple had a son the following year.