India, Nov. 4 -- Bengaluru surgeon Mahendra Reddy has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife, Kruthika Reddy.

According to an NDTV report citing officials, forensic analysis of his phone revealed a chilling message he sent to his lover shortly after the crime. The message, sent via a digital payment app, read: "I killed my wife for you."

The 32-year-old general surgeon was reportedly in a relationship with the woman who received the message. Police have since questioned her and recorded her statement, though her identity has not been disclosed.

Police said that the accused surgeon, who was arrested six months after the murder, had planned the crime meticulously using his medical expertise and his wife's health vulnerabilities....