Medical Education Department Issues Show Cause Notice To Bengaluru Doctor For Assaulting Elderly In-Laws

The medical education department has issued a show cause notice to a doctor from Victoria Hospital for allegedly assaulting her elderly in-laws and harassing them along with her children, officials said on Sunday.

An elderly couple was physically assaulted by their daughter-in-law in Bengaluru. | (Photo Courtesy: X/@thehawkeyex)

About The Case

According to an official statement, a video of Dr Priyadarshini, an emergency medical officer at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), allegedly assaulting her elderly in-laws along with her children recently went viral.

“Reports indicate that she has been harassing them for the past ten years. She had already filed for divorce but allegedly went to her in-laws’ residence and physically attacked them. A case has been registered at a Bengaluru police station in connection with this incident,” it stated.

Daughter-in-law beating up mother-in-law who is a cancer survivor & father-in-law who is a heart patient. This lady is a doctor apparently. Situation of elderly in this country is really sad.

Please take action @DCPWestBCP @AcpKengeri @apnagarps pic.twitter.com/soML8GPSdh

— Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj (@DeepikaBhardwaj) March 13, 2025

A senior police officer said the matter came to light on March 14 when the video went viral. The doctor’s father-in-law approached with a complaint at Annapurneshwari Nagar police station, following which a case was registered.

The doctor was arrested and later released on station bail the same day, he said.

Medical Education Department’s Statement

“Following the direction from Mohammad Mohsin, principal secretary, medical education department, Dr Priyadarshini from Victoria Hospital has been asked to submit a written explanation regarding the incident, failing which further disciplinary action will be taken,” the statement from the medical education department said.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/medical-education-department-issues-show-cause-notice-to-bengaluru-doctor-for-assaulting-elderly-in-laws