Karnataka: Man kills wife over fish curry

Hassan: A housewife died after she was allegedly assaulted by her husband over cooking fish curry at home at Bettadalli village of Arkalgudu taluk in Hassan. The woman, who was hospitalised on Saturday, died on Sunday night. The deceased, Shobha (26), was married to Ganesh (31) for the last nine years, the police said.

Ganesh, who was a vegetarian for a long time, had recently got addicted to alcohol and stated consuming non-vegetarian food.

On Saturday evening, Ganesh brought fish home and asked Shobha to cook a curry for him, but she refused, saying she did not know how to prepare the dish. She also told Ganesh that she would never allow fish to be cooked at home, the police said. Ganesh beat her up with a stick.