HYDERABAD: Chided by her husband for getting addicted to gutkha , a 23-year-old woman committed suicide by consuming poison at her house in Jeedimetla on Sunday.

The victim was identified as Ayesha Begum, wife of Mohammed Mahbub, a private employee from Roda Mistry Nagar in Jeedimetla. Ayesha had married Mahbub three years ago and, even before the marriage, she was addicted to gutkha. Recently, Mahbub came to know about her gutkha addiction of his wife and he gave her a stern warning to stop it. Before going out of the house on Sunday , Mahbub told Ayesha that by the time he returns home, there should not be any gutkha lying in the house. Upset by her husband’s warning, Ayesha consumed poison. Ayesha was rushed to a hospital where she died . Police registered a case.