A 34-year-old AI engineer from Uttar Pradesh died by hanging himself from the ceiling at his residence on Monday, December 9. Atul Subhash, who worked in a private firm in Bengaluru, left behind a 4.34-minute video clip and a 24-page death note alleging harassment by his wife and her relatives.
Police said the incident occurred in the Manjunath Layout area, which falls under the Marathahalli police station limits, reported news agency PTI. Preliminary investigations revealed that Subhash had been facing marital discord with his wife, who had registered a case against him in Uttar Pradesh.
AI Engineer Dies By Suicide Due to Harassment by Ex-Wife
He also sent his death note via email to several people and shared it with a WhatsApp group of an NGO he was associated with. According to the police, Subhash hung a placard in his house that read, "Justice is due". Before taking the extreme step, he allegedly pasted important details on a cupboard, including information about his death note, vehicle keys, and a list of tasks he had completed and those still pending.
A Lawyer from Mumbai, Abha Singh said, "A 34-year-old young techie Atul Subash committed suicide in Bengaluru and he has left behind a suicide note...he has mentioned that 9 Police complaints have been registered against him, there are false charges of murder, dowry harassment and domestic violence. The suicide note says that it was not true and the man was paying his wife Rs 2 lakhs and despite that she was not letting him see his son and his son was being used as a tool of blackmailing him...a case of abetment to suicide must be registered against her and her relatives...FIR should be registered against the Police officers who have registered false cases against him...this is gross misuse of law...dowry laws shouldn't be misused..."
Barkha Trehan, a Men's Rights activist, said, "...Atul Subhash is not the first man, lakhs of such men have died. 34-year-old Atul Subhash was compelled, the system has failed. There is a lot of biasedness in the system, only women are heard and not men...men are tortured and threatened...cases under (IPC) section 498 are deliberately registered against men and the Supreme Court has observed that 95% of these cases are fake...laws made for women safety are being used as weapons..."
Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Helpline Numbers:
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