Bengaluru: The police claim that they have come across a message sent by Bengaluru surgeon Mahendra Reddy to his lover moments after he allegedly killed his wife Kruthika with a lethal dose of anaesthetics on April 23 this year. Kruthika was also a doctor and the couple worked at a hospital in the city.

Mahendra has since been arrested. ADVERTISEMENT

According to NDTV, forensic analysis of his phone revealed a chilling message he sent to his lover shortly after the crime. The message, sent via a digital payment app, read: “I killed my wife for you.”

It has been reported that the 32-year-old general surgeon was in a relationship with the woman who received the message. The police have questioned her since and recorded her statement. Her identity hasn’t been disclosed though.

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