A 44-year-old woman and her 21-year-old son, an engineering student, reportedly hanged themselves with a ceiling fan at their home in Balaji Layout, Kodigehalli on Sunday evening.
According to Police, Prema and her son, Rajath, were very disturbed after her husband Suryaprakash left home 15 days ago following a quarrel. Prema had fought with her husband, an alcoholic, urging him to give up drinking.
Suryaprakash then left home, promising never come back. His absence made the mother and son depressed due to which they took the extreme step, added police.