Bengaluru techie suicide: Cops stick notice outside wife's UP home

Bengaluru: A police team headed by the Marathahalli inspector stuck notices on the doors of two houses belonging to the suspects in the alleged death by suicide of a senior tech executive in the eastern part of the city on December 9.

Atul Subhash, 34, was found dead at his house in Munnekolal on Monday. In a lengthy video, he uploaded on social media before his death, Subhash accused his wife, Nikita Singhania; mother-in-law, Nisha Singhania; brother-in-law, Anuragh Singhania; and relative, Sushil Singhania, of harassment. He also left behind notes of 40 pages.

The police team reached Uttar Pradesh on Thursday and stuck notices on two houses after taking the regional police into confidence, a well-placed officer told DH.

The officer said that there are enough reasons to interrogate the suspects. Additionally, BNS sections invoked against them attract imprisonment for more than 10 years and hence they can be arrested directly. “They were not at the house, and we suspect they are hiding. Our team is still there and is searching for them,” said the officer.

The suspects have been booked under BNS sections 108 (abetment of suicide) and 3(5) (doctrine of common intention but within a modernised legal framework that accounts for digital crimes, organised crime syndicates, and other complex criminal enterprises).

Abetment of suicide attracts 10 years of imprisonment and a fine.

Another senior officer explained that this case will be challenging to the police as it is purely technical in nature. Chances are high that this could be a landmark case if the investigations are carried out exceptionally, according to the officer.