Bengaluru techie suicide: Police arrest wife and family members

Bengaluru: Karnataka police have arrested Nikita Singhania, the wife of techie Atul Subhash, along with her mother Nisha Singhania and brother Anurag Singhania. The arrests are linked to Subhash's tragic death by suicide, which he allegedly attributed to harassment by his estranged wife and her family in a suicide note. 

Nikita Singhania was arrested in Gurugram, Haryana, while her mother Nisha Singhania and brother Anuragh Singhania were picked up from Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, police said on Sunday.

They were arrested on Saturday morning, brought to Bengaluru and sent to 14-days judicial custody after being produced before a local court, they said.

Subhash, 34, was found hanging from his house in Munnekolalu, Southeast Bengaluru, on December 9. He left behind lengthy videos and notes, blaming his wife and in-laws for driving him to suicide through "false" cases and "persistent torture".

Marathahalli police has registered a case of abetment to suicide and arrested Nikita and two others. 

(with PTI inputs)