India, March 4 -- 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.

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.

Police has arrested the husband afte...