JAUNPUR, 12 DEC

The mother-in-law and the brother-in-law of techie Atul Subhash, who committed suicide in Bengaluru, fled their home in Jaunpur on Thursday, even as Uttar Pradesh Police said it was yet to receive any official communication from Karnataka.

The 34-year-old techie ended his life on Monday in Bengaluru, alleging harassment at the hands of his estranged wife and her family. A case of abetment to suicide was registered against his wife Nikita Singhania, her mother Nisha, father Anurag and uncle Sushil.

Around 1 am, Nisha Singhania and her son Anurag alias Piyush Singhania left their home in the Khowa Mandi area of Jaunpur on a motorcycle and have since not returned, a police official said.

Purported video clips on social media also showed them leaving the home around midnight. "We are yet to receive any official communication from the Bengaluru Police over this case," said Jaunpur Superintendent of Police Ajaypal Sharma.

He said there was a routine-level of police deployment in the Khowa Mandi area as required for law and order maintenance.

Meanwhile, Kotwali police station in-charge Inspector Mithilesh Mishra said police do not have orders to arrest Nisha Singhania and others or prevent them from leaving their home.

While her family lives in Jaunpur, Nikita stays in Delhi with her son and works there, her relatives said. She married Subhash in April 2019 and in 2022, she lodged an FIR against him and her in-laws, accusing them of dowry harassment. —PTI