How a sister’s suspicion exposed the Bengaluru doctor who killed wife with anaesthesia

Dr Kruthika M Reddy, a 29-year-old dermatologist, suddenly died of natural causes in Bengaluru. Six months later, forensic investigations reveal her husband, Dr Mahendra Reddy, a reputed surgeon, reportedly orchestrated her murder. All it took to crack the case was a suspicion by the victim’s sister, Dr Nikita M Reddy, who refused to believe preliminary explanations and pushed for a post-mortem of the body