MANGALURU: Irked over her poor culinary skills, husband allegedly stabbed his wife to death at Kallapadavu, Puttur on Thursday evening.

The victim has been identified as Akshatha, 22.

According to police, a carpenter by profession, got married to the victim 18 months ago and had no children. On Thursday, his wife cooked

for dinner. He got infuriated when having dinner and criticised his wife over her poor culinary skills.

They had an argument and

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stabbed her with a knife. Akshatha tried to save herself by rushing to neighbour’s house, where her mother-in-law was present. He went there and stabbed her again. However, house members stopped him. She was immediately rushed to hospital but was declared dead. The victim received stab injuries on her neck and face.

According to police, Akshatha’s mother Kamala, resident of Nidpalli village, who lived 6km away, used to frequently visit her daughter’s house. On Thursday

had visited her daughter. Police also added that couple had indifference and used to fight often over petty issues. Kamala has alleged in her complaint that her daughter was killed over poor cooking skills.

The accused has been arrested and case under IPC section 302 has been registered at Puttur rural police station.