In Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, a doctor was allegedly abusing his patient's wife over the phone, leading to his death by beating, according to the police

The New Sankalp Drug De-addiction Centre in Padmadhar Colony is where the incident happened. On Tuesday, Dr. Rudra Sengupta, 53, passed away at the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital while receiving medical care.

Five persons, including the 37-year-old wife and her husband Prasoon Tiwari and their 36-year-old relative Shashank Tiwari, the director of the de-addiction centre, have been charged by the police with murder.

“Dr Rudra Sengupta had been working at New Sankalp Drug De-addiction Centre for the past two-and-a-half years. He came in contact with the woman during the treatment of her husband, who was addicted to liquor and taking treatment at the center. Sengupta left the center two months ago but was allegedly messaging the woman and making obscene comments and even calling her,” Rewa superintendent of police Vivek Singh stated.

The woman told Shashank and her in-laws about the situation, and on Monday, Shashank called Sengupta under the pretext of going to visit a patient.

“Sengupta reached the centre following the call, where all five beat him up. He fainted due to internal injuries and was admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Medical College where he succumbed to the injuries,” the SP stated.

The doctor's family was notified by the accused that Sengupta had suffered significant injuries in an accident.

“On Monday late evening, my sister received a call that her husband met with an accident. When we reached the hospital, he had already died. The doctor informed that he succumbed to internal injuries caused due to beating,” Sheshmani, the doctor's brother-in-law, stated.

The matter is being looked into by the police.

(Input from various sources)

(Rehash/Priyanka Pandey)