Overview
- Police say a Bengaluru surgeon messaged multiple women, "I killed my wife for you," using PhonePe transaction notes 4–5 weeks after his wife’s death.
- Media reports state the doctor, identified as Mahendra, was arrested in early October on suspicion of killing his wife, Kritika, allegedly with the sedative propofol.
- According to reporting, Kritika became unconscious on April 23, 2025 at her father’s Marathahalli home and was later declared dead at a private hospital.
- Investigators said a recipient of the PhonePe transaction-note messages included a medical professional, and they have retrieved the digital traces.
- In a separate case, Indiranagar police registered an FIR under BNS Section 75 after a 33-year-old woman reported a midday exposure incident and officers are seeking the suspect.