Woman arrested for abetting husband’s suicide

The Karkala Town police on Saturday, arrested Soumya Shetty, a resident of Banglegudde Kaje in Karkala taluk, on charges of abetting suicide of her husband Sudeep on March 22.

In the complaint filed at Karkala Town police, Sudeep’s father B. Damodar said Sudeep’s marriage with Soumya Shetty was solemnised on February 17 and the two were living in a house in Banglegudde Kaje. On March 17, Sudeep left in the car with his mother to attend a family function. Soumya Shetty came in a two-wheeler and waylaid the car. He accused Soumya of abusing Sudeep and issuing death threats to his son. Then Sudeep moved in his car with his mother to Karkala.