Woman doctor at Victoria Hospital assaults elderly in-laws, video goes viral

BENGALURU: A woman doctor at Victoria government hospital, assaulted her mother-in-law and father-in-law after barging into their house at RHCS Layout and threatened them of their lives. A video of an altercation and the doctor thrashing the eldery couple was shot on a mobile phone by a bystander, and has now gone viral on social media. An FIR has been registered against the doctor.

The accused, Dr Priyadarshini N, allegedly assaulted her aged father-in-law Narasimhaiah (79) and his wife at their residence in Annapoorneshwari Layout.

It is deeply disturbing to see elderly parents suffering abuse at the hands of their daughters-in-law. One such horrifying case involves Dr. Priyadarshini N, a doctor at Victoria Government Hospital, who harassed her in-laws for over a decade. Her mistreatment forced them to… pic.twitter.com/FPh2IpmHq9

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Narasimhaiah’s son Naveen Kumar and Priyadarshani got married in 2007 and the couple has children. But there had been a rift between the couple for some time and their divorce case is being heard at a family court.

Around 8.30 pm on March 10, the doctor allegedly came to her in-laws’ house, accompanied by another woman, and abused them.

It can be seen in the video, the doctor was shouting at her husband’s aged parents and arguing with them. She pulled the mangalsutra of the mother-in-law, and another woman kicked the father-in-law. Children can be heard crying during the commotion. When Narasimhaiah tried to intervene, the doctor allegedly hit him on the head and back.

An FIR has been registered at the Annapoorneshwari Nagar police station, and the police are investigating the matter. Narasimhaiah is reportedly suffering from heart-related ailments and his wife is a cancer patient.