He was a respected doctor, a husband and a familiar face in Bengaluru’s medical circles, the kind of man few would suspect of harboring dark secrets. Yet, behind Dr. Mahendra Reddy GS’ calm demeanor lay a story straight out of a psychological thriller. When several women received chilling messages from him saying he had ki*led his wife “for them”, disbelief quickly turned into horror. What followed was an investigation that uncovered a web of deceit, obsession and digital manipulation, a tale that has stunned both the public and the medical community alike.
Police investigations revealed that Dr. Reddy, now under arrest, sent this same message to at least four or five women he had been in touch with over the past year. The messages, sent through social media, messaging apps and even a digital payment platform, were part of an obsessive pattern of communication that had begun long before his wife’s d*ath and continued afterward.
Officers discovered that the doctor had formed online connections with multiple women, many of them being medical professionals. In one instance, he even claimed to a woman that he had faked his own d*ath in a car crash and had “come back” for her. These strange messages, investigators say, painted a picture of a man living in delusion and deceit while maintaining the facade of a family man.
Dr. Reddy’s wife, Dr. Kruthika Reddy, was found d*ad under suspicious circumstances on April 24. At first, it appeared to be a su*cide but inconsistencies in the post-mortem report and the discovery of digital evidence soon pointed to foul play. Investigators now allege that he used his medical knowledge to administer a fatal dose of anaesthetic drugs before staging the scene to look like su*cide.
Police arrested Dr. Reddy in mid-October in Manipal, Udupi district, and seized his phone and laptop, which they believe contain crucial evidence about his relationships and the events leading to his wife’s d*ath. His digital footprint has become central to the ongoing investigation.
Kruthika’s family had suspected something was wrong from the beginning. Her sister Dr. Nikhita told police that Mahendra resisted a post-mortem examination and tried to stop the family from questioning her d*ath, saying he couldn’t bear to see her body cut open. She also revealed that Kruthika wanted to start her own clinic to serve poor patients but her husband never supported her dream and even refused to register their marriage legally.
What began as a tragic case of a woman’s untimely d*mise has now unfolded into a haunting story of control, manipulation and digital deceit, one that exposes how obsession and technology can combine to create real-world horror.
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