Bengaluru: Former techie commits suicide over cooking dispute with mother-in-law
Bengaluru: A 35-year-old woman, a former software engineer, allegedly died by suicide following a family dispute at her residence in Bengaluru on Tuesday, NDTV reported.
The deceased has been identified as Sushma, who earlier worked at the IT company Dell. According to police, she married Puneeth Kumar five years ago, and the couple has a four-year-old son.
Police said there had been frequent arguments in the family over minor issues. On Tuesday, a dispute reportedly broke out between Sushma and her mother-in-law, Kalpana, over cooking food.
Sushma's family has alleged that Kalpana did not allow her to cook and kept harassing her over various issues.
Upset over the situation, Sushma allegedly died by suicide by hanging.
Following a complaint by her family accusing the husband’s side of dowry harassment, police have arrested her husband, while a search is underway for the mother-in-law.
A case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Karnataka govt revokes suspension of DGP Ramachandra Rao, reinstates him
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government on Wednesday revoked the suspension order of DGP K Ramachandra Rao and reinstated him into service with immediate effect.
According to the official order, the 1993-batch IPS officer has been posted, with immediate effect and until further orders, as Director General of Police (Police Manual).
"The post of Director General of Police (Police Manual) is declared equivalent in status and responsibilities to the cadre post of Director General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Special Units and Economic Offences, Bengaluru, under Rule 12 of the IPS (Pay) Rules, 2016, as included in Schedule II of the said rules," the government order stated.
Rao, who was then serving as Director General of Police (Civil Rights Enforcement), was placed under suspension with immediate effect on January 19, citing conduct unbecoming of a government servant and causing embarrassment to the state administration.
News channels had beamed videos purportedly showing Rao in a compromising position with women. The videos had also gone viral on social media.
Rao is the stepfather of Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya, alias Ranya Rao, who is accused of orchestrating the illegal import of gold worth over Rs 12.56 crore from Dubai to India along with two others--businessman Tarun Raju and jewellery dealer Sahil Jain.
Ranya was apprehended at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport on March 3, 2025, with 14.8 kilograms of gold allegedly smuggled from Dubai.
