It was a love story that turned into a horrifying crime. Bengaluru-based surgeon Dr. Mahendra Reddy G.S. married Dr. Kruthika, a dermatologist, in May 2024. Less than a year later, their marriage ended not in heartbreak, but in death.
In April 2025, while staying with her parents, Kruthika complained of severe abdominal pain and called Mahendra for help. As both were doctors, he arrived calmly with medical equipment and administered IV fluids. Within hours, Kruthika collapsed and was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. Initially, police saw it as a medical emergency gone wrong, and the case was nearly closed.
But Kruthika’s father and sister refused to accept the sudden tragedy. They demanded a post-mortem, which changed everything. Six months later, the forensic report confirmed the presence of Propofol, a strong anaesthetic often used in hospitals, in her system. Mahendra had not been treating her — he had injected her with a lethal dose.
When police arrested Mahendra, shocking details came to light. After Kruthika’s death, he had been messaging several ex-girlfriends, trying to rekindle old relationships. One of them, a Mumbai-based woman he had dated earlier, exposed a disturbing truth: in 2023, Mahendra had faked his own death, telling her family he had “died in a road accident.”
After Kruthika’s death, he reappeared in her inbox, claiming he had always loved her but had been told by an astrologer that his “first wife would die within a few years of marriage.” He said his faked death, marriage to Kruthika, and her eventual death were all part of that prophecy. Then, he proposed to the same woman again — as a widower.
When she blocked him, shocked and disgusted, Mahendra sent her a chilling message via PhonePe: “I killed my wife for you.”
Police say Mahendra had no prior criminal record. He was intelligent, respected, and known to be soft-spoken — which makes this tragedy even darker. How does a man with everything — education, reputation, and stability — turn into a cold, calculating killer driven by superstition and obsession?
The case has left Bengaluru, and the entire medical community, stunned. As investigations continue, one hope remains — that this monster in disguise never walks free again.
This real incident, now viral on social media, has shocked millions across India and raised deep questions about how blind belief and obsession can destroy lives.