‘Anaesthesia of death’: How Bengaluru doctor’s 'cure' became a crime; killed dermatologist wife in cold blood
Published on: Oct. 16, 2025, 7:25 a.m. | Source: Times of India
A city-based surgeon was charged with murdering his wife, a Victoria Hospital dermatologist, by administering an overdose of an anaesthetic under the pretext of treating her. The autopsy report from the forensic science laboratory (FSL) completely changed the contours of the case, turning it from one of unnatural death to that of a cold-blooded murder, police said. The victim, Kritika M Reddy, 28, died in April this year, but police arrested the accused, Dr Mahendra Reddy G S, 31, only on Tuesday after the FSL report confirmed the presence of an anaesthetic in the viscera samples of Kritika. The couple was married in March 2024. Accused Mahendra is a surgical resident at the Institute of Gastroenterology Sciences and Organ Transplant (IGOT). He was remanded in seven-day police custody.
