Bengaluru Techie Suicide: Is Empathy Missing In Law?

Nikita Singhania, the estranged wife of Bengaluru-based techie Atul Subhash who died by suicide, was arrested today. Subhash's case had sparked a major outrage across the nation due to the detailed accounts he left behind, alleging harassment by his estranged wife and her family. Along with Nikita, her mother and brother, co-accused in a case lodged in Bengaluru, were also arrested today. Now, the tragic death of Atul Subhash has underscored several concerns about the functioning of the law and legal systems in India. It is not just him, his family members also had to suffer. Today, Nikita and her family members have been arrested. We will talk to experts tonight to understand if the Indian law, its implementation needs contextual empathy.