Atul Subhash's wife and in-laws were granted bail on Saturday (Jan 4) by a Bengaluru court in the abetment of a suicide case against them. Subhash, a techie from the Indian city of Bengaluru in Karnataka, died by suicide on December 9 and had alleged harassment by his wife and her family. 

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Subhash's wife Nikita Singhania, her mother Nisha Singhania and her brother Anurag Singhania got bail after approaching the session court.

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Nikita Singhania was arrested on December 14 from Gurugrama and her mother and brother were arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. 

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The 34-year-old died after recording a video and leaving a note describing the issues he was facing. In the video, Subhash alleged harassment and extortion by his wife and her relatives. He accused that his wife and in-laws' "false" cases and "persistent torture" were the reason for his suicide. 

Atul and Nikita were having a divorce process to settle which, Nikita allegedly asked for ₹30 million from him. The duo married in 2019 and had a son in 2020. 

Subhash's parents have demanded the custody of his 4-year-old son claiming his whereabouts are unknown. 

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"My son was broken from the inside. Even after torture by his wife and in-laws, he didn't tell anyone about it. His suicide note also mentioned that his parents be given custody of his child,” Subhash's father said. 

He added, "We are waiting for the January 7 hearing in the Supreme Court in this regard." He claimed that Nikita considered Subhash as an "ATM". 

(With inputs from agencies)