Bengaluru surgeon arrested for allegedly killing wife with anaesthetic overdose
Bengaluru: A 31-year-old city-based surgeon has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife who was a dermatologist at Victoria Hospital. The accused killed his 28-year-old wife, Dr Kritika M. Reddy, by administering an overdose of an anaesthetic drug, under the guise of medical treatment.
The accused, Dr Mahendra Reddy G.S., is a surgical resident at the Institute of Gastroenterology Sciences and Organ Transplant (IGOT). Forensic reports confirmed the presence of Propofol, an intravenous anaesthetic, in the viscera samples of his wife and Mahendra was taken into custody on Tuesday.
The couple were married since March 2024. They lived in Munnekolal, Whitefield. Kritika died on April 24 after allegedly falling unconscious at their residence and Mahendra had rushed her to Cauvery Hospital in Marathahalli. Doctors declared her brought dead.
Initially, police registered a case of unnatural death. But later reclassified it as murder following the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) findings. “The FSL report confirmed the presence of Propofol in the samples. Based on a fresh complaint from Kritika’s father, K. Muni Reddy, we have charged Mahendra with administering an overdose to kill her,” said Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh.
Investigators revealed that Mahendra had opposed conducting an autopsy. He had even persuaded Kritika’s father to request police not to proceed with it, but authorities went ahead with the post-mortem.
According to ACP (East) Ramesh Banoth, Mahendra had told police that he was trying to treat his wife for long-standing gastrointestinal issues. Police sources said that Mahendra had grown increasingly resentful after discovering Kritika’s health problems post-marriage and blamed her family for allegedly concealing her medical history.
Mahendra has been remanded to seven days of police custody as investigations continue into what officers describe as a “premeditated act” disguised as medical care.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
