By Admin 
Bengaluru Police in Karnataka has arrested Dr. Mahendra Reddy, General Surgeon of Victoria Hospital, on Wednesday (October 15, 2025) for the murder of his wife Dr. Krutika M. Reddy. Investigation has revealed that Mahendra killed his wife by giving her an anesthetic drug called Propofol. This medicine is usually used only in operation theatre.
The two doctors got married on May 26, 2024, but within a year of their marriage, Kritika died on April 23, 2025. At that time she was living in her father’s house in Marathahalli, because her health was not well.
What was revealed in the police investigation,
Investigation revealed that Mahendra went there for two days and gave his wife several intravenous injections, saying it was part of his treatment, but within a few hours Kritika fell unconscious and was declared dead on arrival at a nearby private hospital.
Initially, the police registered it as unnatural death as the death appeared normal, but Krithika’s elder sister, Dr. Nikita M. Reddy, a radiologist, raised doubts and demanded a detailed investigation.
Accused arrested after forensic report came out
About six months later, the Forensic Science Laboratory’s report found the presence of propofol in several of Kritika’s organs, making it clear that her death was caused by the anesthetic drug. Subsequently, Marathahalli police registered the case as murder under section 103 of the Indian Code of Justice (BNS) and arrested Mahendra from Manipal in Udupi, where he was living since the incident. A look-out circular had already been issued against him.
O.T. And ICU Murder of wife using drugs
According to the police, Mahendra misused his professional access to the hospital to gain access to the medicines of the operation theater and ICU and used the same to murder his wife. Later he tried to link the death to natural causes. Now the police are investigating how he used his medical knowledge to plan and conceal this crime.
Mahendra’s family was already involved in criminal cases
Further investigation also revealed that Mahendra’s family was already involved in criminal cases. His twin brother Dr. Nagendra Reddy GS had several fraud and criminal cases registered against him at HAL police station in 2018. Whereas Mahendra and his other brother Raghava Reddy GS were made co-accused in the case of threatening the family of the same complainant in 2023. Kritika’s family alleges that these facts were hidden at the time of marriage.
Dr. Kritika was busy in realizing her dream.
28 year old Dr Kritika was a highly educated dermatologist. He did MBBS from Vaidehi Institute of Medical Sciences, MD (Dermatology) from Navodaya Medical College, Raichur and DNB (Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy) from NBEMS. She was going to launch her dream clinic “Skin and Scalp” on May 4, 2025.
Kritika’s father demands justice for his daughter
His father Muni Reddy lodged a formal complaint on October 14, 2025, following which Mahendra was arrested. He told the police, ‘Kritika had complete trust in her husband. He had faith in both their love and profession. But the same medical knowledge which is used to save people’s lives was used to take his life. Getting justice for Kritika is justice for every woman who believes in love and honesty.
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