Indian-American “Dr Death” Indicted on Three Counts of Murder

Dr Narendra Nagareddy’s unauthorised drug prescription has allegedly resulted in the death of 36 of his patients.

Dr Narendra Nagareddy is a psychiatrist from Atlanta. (Photo Courtesy: YouTube Screenshot)

• An Indian-American psychiatrist, Dr Narendra Nagareddy, dubbed by local media as “Dr Death” for his alleged role in the deaths of 36 patients, has been indicted on three counts of felony murder and 57 charges of unauthorised distribution of controlled substances in the US.
  
  
• “Nagareddy has regularly prescribed excessive amounts of controlled substances for no legitimate medical purpose...,” the indictment alleged without presenting previous medical records, MRIs, X-rays, or prescription records.
  
  
• In early March, Nagareddy had told a local news channel that he was innocent and was only “look(ing) after all the severely mentally ill patients”. A court date has been set for 7 July.
  

(With inputs from PTI.)