First picture of Indian doctor who prescribed sleeping pills for newly weds which led to their deaths

Mr Gaskell boasted on Twitter the ease with which they could acquire powerful prescription medicines from chemists in India, This is the Indian doctor who prescribed huge quantities of high-strength sleeping pills to a British graduate days before he was found dead with his wife from an apparent drugs overdose. Mr Gaskell, 27, and his young wife Alexandra were found in a hotel on Tuesday surrounded by the sordid detritus of an apparent binge on Diazepam, cough syrup and anti-depressants.It is believed the couple were victims of so-called drug tourism after Mr Gaskell boasted online about the ease with which they could acquire powerful medicines from doctors.

India is seen as a honey-pot for so-called drugs tourists because of the easy availability of prescription and over-the-counter medicine.However, Dr Anand has defended his decision to offer a repeat prescription to Mr Gaskell, saying he acted ‘reasonably’.’He was very well informed about the medicine and I felt he knew what he was doing.’