Police investigation into the stabbing incident in Bengaluru’s Banashankari, in which a mother and daughter had stabbed each other and the daughter had died, has revealed that the duo had fought over the PU results of the daughter. Sahitya, the daughter, had failed in five subjects.

On Monday, Sahitya (19) was stabbed by her mother Padmaja (60) when a fight broke out between them at their house in Shastrinagar in. Padmaja, who was also stabbed by Sahitya, is undergoing treatment in a hospital.

“Padmaja had lost her husband two years ago to cancer, and had sold his private company to fund her daughter’s education. She wanted her only daughter to study well and settle in life. However, the duo fought often over Sahitya’s poor academic performance,” The Indian Express has quoted the as saying.

“It escalated after she failed in five subjects in the recently held PU exams. A fight broke out over the same issue on Monday, and it turned violent when Padmaja stabbed her daughter, and in turn Sahitya stabbed her mother,” police  further said.

The police have booked Padmaja for murder.