Warangal Doctor Succumbs to Injuries 8 Days After Brutal Attack

Hyderabad: A doctor in Warangal district tragically succumbed to his injuries on Saturday morning, eight days after being allegedly brutally assaulted by his wife’s lover and accomplices.

The gruesome attack took place on February 20 on Battupalli Road. According to officials, the assailants deliberately struck the rear of the doctor’s car, forcing him to stop and step out to inspect the damage. As he stepped out to inspect the damage, they repeatedly struck his head with a hammer before fleeing, believing him to be dead.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that in yet another shocking instance of violence against medical professionals, a doctor on his way to Ursu was allegedly brutally assaulted by two unidentified assailants. The assailants reportedly struck him with an iron rod, leaving him with severe injuries.

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Following the incident, a complaint was lodged by the doctor’s father. The police swiftly launched an investigation and identified the accused through CCTV footage. On Thursday, police arrested the doctor’s wife, her lover, and their accomplice while they were attempting to sell stolen gold from the victim’s house.

The doctor, a resident of Vasavi Colony, had married in 2016. The couple later moved to Sangareddy in 2018, where his wife worked as a teacher while he served as a contract medical officer at a Primary Health Centre. During this time, the wife allegedly began an extramarital affair with a gym trainer. After the doctor discovered the affair, they returned to Warangal in 2019. However, his wife continued her relationship with the gym trainer and frequently invited him to their home when her husband was away.

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As per the recent media report by Etv Bharat, it is suspected that to eliminate her husband, Flora and Samuel hatched a murder plot, and she allegedly transferred Rs 1 lakh to Samuel, who then paid Rs 50,000 to Rajkumar, an AR constable in Cyberabad, to carry out the murder. On February 20, the duo entrapped Sumanth while he was returning home from the hospital located in Kazipet, officials said.