Bengaluru techie suicide: Wife, her family demanded ₹3 crore to settle false cases, say police

A senior executive at a private firm in Bengaluru, was found dead in his residence in the Marathahalli area.

Police on Tuesday said that the wife of a techie, who died by suicide in Karnataka's Bengaluru, and her family demanded ₹3 crore to settle false cases they filed against him.

Atul Subash had pasted essential details in his residence, his vehicle keys etc before dying.(File)

“The deceased's brother informed that the victim's wife's mother, brother and her uncle had filed false cases against the deceased and demanded ₹3 crores for the settlement of the cases,” news agency ANI quoted a police statement.

Speaking to ANI, deceased's brother claimed that his entire family has been charged under different sections in a divorce case filed by victim's wife. “If he had ever discussed it with me or our father - we would have helped him escape this situation. I want to request the govt of India and the President that justice must be done to my brother if the truth is on his side; otherwise, give me the proof to show that he is wrong,” he added.

Deceased's father claimed that his son was made to travel to Jaunpur in UP at least 40 times by his wife and her family to attend a case related to a marital dispute. “She (techie's wife) used to frame one charge after another. He must have been frustrated but never let us feel that. Suddenly, we received the information about the incident. He sent a mail to our younger son around 1 am,” he said, claiming that his son's allegations in his suicide note are “100% true”.

Officials said that the Hoysala Police control room received a complaint at 6 am on December 9 that the deceased had died by suicide inside his residence on the third floor, the police statement said. “The house was locked from inside, and the door lock was broken in the presence of locals who went inside and found dead,” police said.

The deceased's death was informed to his family in Uttar Pradesh, and a case has been registered under Section 108 3(5) of BNS. The police have launched further investigation to ascertain more details on the incident.

Death note

The deceased, who worked in a private firm in Bengaluru, left behind a 24-page death note alleging harassment by his wife and her relatives. He also sent his death note via email to his close circles and shared it in a WhatsApp group of an NGO he was associated with.

Initial police investigation revealed that he had been locked in a marital dispute with his wife, who also faces a case registered in Uttar Pradesh. Police also found a placard hung in his residence that read, “Justice is due”.

“If I win from the system, devote my mortal remains in Ganga, otherwise in a gutter outside the court,” his family quoted the words from his suicide note.

A police officer said that the deceased had pasted important details like vehicle keys and a list of tasks that he had completed and those still pending.

(With agency inputs)

Note: Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. A few major suicide prevention helpline numbers in India are 011-23389090 from Sumaitri (Delhi-based) and 044-24640050 from Sneha Foundation (Chennai-based).