A video, which has gone viral, showing a doctor and her children purportedly beating her elderly in-laws over a family fight has sparked outrage on social media, with people demanding strict action against her.
Police in Annapoorneshwarinagar registered a case against Dr. Priyadarshini N, who works at Victoria Hospital, on a complaint from her father-in-law J Narasimaiah, who resides in RHCS Layout in west Bengaluru.
Narasimaiah alleged that his son Naveen Kumar (also a doctor) married Priyadarshini in 2007, but the couple subsequently filed for divorce. On March 10 at about 8:30pm, she went to Narasimaiah’s house with her children, abused the family verbally, threatened to kill them, and physically assaulted Narasimaiah, causing injuries to his head and back.
Authorities have filed a case under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including those related to hurt, wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation, and insult. As they are bailable offenses, she will be interrogated by the police before filing chargesheet against her based on available evidence.
Police stated that the family disagreement had been going on for years. Priyadarshini claims she visited to confront her husband for neglecting to send money for their children. She alleges that her in-laws initiated the fight and started recording only after she and her children responded. Authorities are still trying to confirm both sides versions.
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
— Karnataka Portfolio (@karnatakaportf) March 13, 2025
The video showing Priyadarshini abusing those who are filming the video, pulling her mother-in-law by her hair, and her daughter kicking her grandmother. Priyadarshini has allegedly bullied her in-laws for more than a decade and asked them to leave their home and stay in rental apartments, based on the social media posts accompanying the viral video. Her children and she even forced entry into their home despite a court ban on visits and assaulted them on March 10.
Narasimaiah is said to suffer from heart problems, and his wife has survived a chronic illness. Priyadarshini has not made any public statement on the allegations.
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