Bengaluru techie dies by suicide after dispute with mother-in-law over cooking, husband arrested

Bengaluru techie died by suicide after dispute with mother-in-law over cooking. The family of the victim has filed a complaint and the husband has been arrested

Updated on: Mar 4, 2026, 15:34:25 IST

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An engineer from Bengaluru reportedly died by suicide on Tuesday after a family dispute over cooking. The dispute broke out between a 35-year-old techie and her mother-in-law, after which the woman ended her life by hanging.

Shushma's family has alleged that her mother-in-law did not allow her to cook and kept harassing her, the report said. (PTI/Representational Image)

The incident took place in Bengaluru, where the 35-year-old Shushma, who was earlier working at an IT company, hung herself, NDTV reported.

Shushma was married to Puneeth for five years, and the couple also has a four-year-old son. Frequent arguments used to take place at their house over minor issues, including the cooking of food.

Meanwhile, Shushma's family has alleged that her mother-in-law did not allow her to cook and kept harassing her, the report said.

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Police has arrested the husband after Sushma's family filed a complaint accusing the in-laws of dowry harassment. The search is still underway to find the mother-in-law.

A case has been registered and further investigation is ongoing.

In a similar case last year, a 27-year-old woman died by suicide over alleged dowry harassment by her in-law and her husband was arrested.

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The woman working at a software company had been married for 3 years and also had a son together. The woman's family claimed that the groom's family continued to demand money despite the family giving a sizable amount at the time of the wedding, PTI reported.

In December last year, a Bengaluru techie reportedly died by suicide after harassment and monetary demands from her neighbours.

According to a complaint filed by the techie's mother, her son, who has been constructing a house on a plot purchased in 2018, was repeatedly approached by his neighbours demanding ₹20 lakh over a property-related dispute.

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Akansha Purohit is a Content Producer at Hindustan Times, where she is part of the online news desk. She began her journey with the organisation as an intern and later joined the newsroom in a full-time editorial role. With close to a year of experience at Hindustan Times, she contributes to the daily news cycle by writing, curating, and editing digital content. Her work primarily focuses on national and international news, along with explainers that simplify complex developments and ongoing issues. She also writes on matters of public interest, and handles blogs with live updates. Akansha holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi, and completed her postgraduate studies in Digital Media from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Delhi. During her postgraduate programme, she worked on several research and journalism projects that strengthened her reporting, editing, and digital storytelling skills.Read More

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