'Abused, issued death threats': Viral video shows doctor attacking her elderly in-laws in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: A video of a doctor and her children purportedly assaulting her aged in-laws over a marital dispute went viral Thursday, sparking outrage on social media with netizens demanding stern action against her.

Annapoorneshwarinagar police registered a case against Dr Priyadarshini N, who practices at Victoria Hospital in the city, based on a complaint filed by her father-in-law J Narasimaiah, a resident of RHCS Layout in west Bengaluru.

According to him, his son Naveen Kumar, also a doctor, married Priyadarshini in 2007 but they applied for a divorce. She visited Narasimaiah's home around 8:30pm on March 10 along with her daughter and son. She abused him, his wife, and Naveen and allegedly issued death threats. She manhandled them and assaulted Narasimaiah on his head and back. He requested police to take action against her.

A senior officer said a case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 126 (wrongful restraint), 351 (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace). Since the offences are bailable, her statement will be taken, and a chargesheet will be filed based on the evidence.

According to police, the dispute in the family has been ongoing for many years. Priyadarshini claims she visited her husband's home to question him about not taking financial responsibility for their children. She claimed her in-laws provoked her and her children. When she and her children lost patience and reacted, they recorded the video. However, the accusations of both the complainant and the suspects are being verified, the officer added.

In the video, Priyadarshini can be seen shouting at people recording the video on their mobiles, dragging her mother-in-law by her hair, and her daughter kicking her grandmother. However, according to a post on X by a handler who uploaded the video, Priyadarshini harassed her in-laws for over a decade. Her mistreatment forced them to leave their own house and live in a rented home. A court ruled that she had no right to visit them, yet on March 10, she and her two children forcibly entered their home and assaulted them.

Her father-in-law is a heart patient, and his wife is a survivor of a chronic disease. Priyadarshini has not put out any statement in this regard.