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In a plot that sounds more like a dark thriller than real life, four people — including a woman and a nurse — were arrested in Kurnool for allegedly attacking a doctor with an HIV-infected needle. The primary suspect, 34-year-old B. Boya Vasundhara, reportedly orchestrated the attack because she couldn't move on from her ex-lover, who had married the victim.

 

According to the police, the scheme was disturbingly meticulous. Vasundhara allegedly teamed up with a private hospital nurse, Konge Jyothi, and Jyothi’s two adult children to get their hands on HIV-positive blood samples. They reportedly tricked a government hospital into giving them the samples by claiming they were for medical research, then kept the infected blood in a home refrigerator.

 

The attack itself was staged on January 9. As the victim, an assistant professor at a local medical college, was riding her scooter home for lunch, two of the accomplices intentionally rammed into her with a motorcycle near the KC Canal. When she fell, the group pretended to be Good Samaritans rushing to help. While they were trying to usher her into an autorickshaw, Vasundhara allegedly jabbed her with the syringe. The attackers fled as soon as the doctor realised something was wrong and started screaming for help.

 

Fortunately, the victim’s medical background may have saved her. Being a doctor, she immediately sought preventative treatment. Medical experts have since noted that the HIV virus typically doesn't survive long outside the human body, even if refrigerated, so the primary medical concern was actually the injection of foreign particles. Her condition is currently stable, though she is under observation for the next few weeks.

 

Following a complaint from the victim’s husband — who is also a doctor — the Kurnool III Town Police tracked down and arrested all four suspects on January 24. They are now facing multiple charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, ranging from criminal conspiracy to causing hurt by means of poison or dangerous substances.

 

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