A doctor who spun a web of lies in an attempt to sabotage his ex's other relationships has been jailed for 15 months.
Javed Saumtally, 28, was 'obsessed' with his flatmate and still carried a torch for him after the pair had a brief relationship while living in Brighton, East Sussex.
After the romance ended, the jealous doctor faked abusive texts from others in order to stop his flatmate from moving on.
He also created bogus screenshots on WhatsApp in an elaborate deception to make it look as if his flatmate's new partner had been unfaithful.
Saumtally, who now lives Ipswich, Suffolk, showed 'absurd obsessive behaviour', his own defence barrister said.
Javed Saumtally (right) covers up as he leaves Hove Crown Court during the trial
The court heard Saumtally has been on the NHS front line at the peak of the Covid pandemic
He appeared at Hove Crown Court for sentencing today after being convicted of perverting the course of justice following a trial.
During the trial, it was heard that Saumtally carried out an 18-month campaign of harassing and threatening messages to his flatmate - culminating in the summer of 2018. He allowed his friend to believe that this abuse was the work of the friend's ex-partner.
Saumtally continued this harassment even though he was aware of how severely the ordeal was affecting his friend's well-being, encouraging him to leave Brighton and move to Ipswich to live with him.
His flat-mate's ex-partner, a completely innocent man, was arrested twice by police as a result of Saumtally's false allegations and kept in custody both times. This young man, an ex-Ghurkha soldier of 'impeccable character', almost lost his job as a result and his training as a military nurse was interrupted for months.
Facing the doctor in court, this man said the false accusations he faced were 'life-changing'.
'It was deeply hurtful to have our time together
