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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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
