A 35-year-old engineer died by suicide at her home in Bengaluru on Tuesday (March 3) after an argument with her mother-in-law, Kalpana, over cooking food. According to police, Sushma, who was formerly working at the IT company, Dell, married Puneeth Kumar five years ago, and the couple has a four-year-old son. Police said disputes over minor domestic issues were frequent in the house.
Meanwhile, Sushma’s family has alleged that the techie took the step after Kalpana did not allow her to cook in the house and rather kept harassing her over various issues. Sushma’s family also filed a case against the the husband’s side accusing them of dowry harassment. taking action on the same, police have arrested her husband, while a search is underway for the mother-in-law, while further investigation is underway.
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This comes days after a man died by suicide after allegedly killing his wife following a quarrel between them at a rented house in the outskirts of the city, police said on Monday. Deepantha Sabara (31) and his wife Manjula Sabara (27) were hailing from Odisha. The couple was working at a private company in Bommasandra, they said.
The incident, which occurred in Anekal taluk, came to light on February 26, police said, adding that the bodies were found in a decomposed state, indicating that the deaths had occurred earlier. According to police, owner of the house, Shivakumar, had rented out the house to the couple 20 days ago. On Thursday night, Shivakumar’s mother went to check on them and saw the body of a woman on the couch. Shivakumar immediately informed Surya Nagar police.
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Citing preliminary investigation, a senior police officer said that there was a fight between between the couple over domestic issues. In an anger, he allegedly thrashed and punched her, leading to her death. Later, he also died by suicide by hanging himself at home, he said.
At the spot, police found a mobile phone in which the husband had recorded a selfie video of himself crying in front of his wife’s body before allegedly dying by hanging. He had also left behind a suicide note written in Odia, police said. A case has been registered at Surya Nagar Police Station, officials said, adding that bodies were handed over to the family members after the post mortem.
