In response to public indignation over the death of a techie from Bengaluru, the Ministry of Law and Justice stated on tuesday that it is dedicated to managing family court issues with "care and sensitivity." A 24-page suicide note and a 90-minute film including claims of harassment and extortion against his wife and her family were left behind by Atul Subhash, who was discovered hanging at his Bengaluru home on Monday.
Subhash also made grave accusations against an Uttar Pradesh family court judge in the memo. 'Justice is Due' was written on a sign that was discovered hanging in his home.
In the wake of these allegations and growing public outcry, the Ministry said in a post on X, "Family Courts are a dedicated platform for resolving disputes within families, ensuring that issues related to marriage, child custody, and inheritance are handled with care, sensitivity, and without the conventional formal court style."
Family courts "focus on timely and impartial solutions, while also promoting reconciliation to help restore relationships within families," according to the statement.
Subhash said that his wife had falsely accused him on several occasions and sought support payments of Rs 2 lakh a month for both herself and their kid, who is four years old.
In his suicide note, he claimed that his wife had repeatedly encouraged him to take his own life. He said in the note that his wife told him, "To tum bhi suicide kyu nahi kar lete (Why don’t you commit suicide too)?," during a court hearing.
Using the money I provide her as maintenance, Subhash said in the social media-viral video, "My wife will continue to alienate my child and pursue additional cases to harass me, my brother, and my elderly parents." She is using it as a weapon against us rather than for the benefit of our child.
"I feel like I should kill myself because the money I make is strengthening my enemies," he added. I shall be destroyed with the same money, and the cycle will continue.
"This judicial and police system will harass me, my family, and other decent people with the money I pay in taxes. Therefore, the value supply ought to be completed.
In a police complaint, Bikas Modi, Subhash's brother, claimed that the wife and her family had "fabricated false cases" and sought Rs 3 crore in settlement.
It's not always feasible for Bengaluru-based workers to go to Uttar Pradesh for a case. However, he was subjected to ongoing harassment," Modi clarified, adding, "My brother died when he was opposing the system."