Atul Subhash suicide: Wife sought Rs 3 crore to drop cases, Rs 30 lakh to let him meet son, says deceased’s brother

Subhash hailed from Uttar Pradesh and got married to Nikita, a software professional, in 2019. They later separated. Subhash was facing nine cases under several charges, including murder, dowry harassment, unnatural sex etc. His parents were also named as accused in some of the cases.

Subhash had left behind a 24-page note where he had narrated his ordeal and had also posted an 81-minute video with a board on his neck that had ‘Justice is Due’ written on it, the police said. He had also alleged that a family court judge in Uttar Pradesh favouring his in-laws had been charged with corruption.

“My brother has been mentally and physically drained since the court battles began. He was constantly mocked and told to die if he could not meet their demands,” Kumar said in his complaint.

Speaking to the media, Kumar said that his brother was troubled after the cases piled up against him without any evidence. “He has travelled between Bengaluru and Jaunpur at least 40 times just for the sake of attending court hearings. Eight months after the marriage, she filed a divorce case and later charged him and our family. Every law in India is for women and not for men. I will fight for justice so that it sends a strong message to society,” Kumar said.

In his note, Subhash allegedly requested authorities to prevent his wife and in-laws from seeing his body and said that his last rites should be withheld until justice was served. “If the accused walk free, dump my ashes in a gutter near the court. Let it be a testament to how life is valued in this country,” he wrote, the police said. He also apologised to his parents for not being able to care for them in their old age, the police added.

A senior police officer said that a police team from Bengaluru would question Nikita and her family members soon.