Two teens enter Delhi hospital under pretext of injury, shoot doctor

A doctor was killed by two unknown teenagers inside a hospital in Delhi's Jaitpur area. After the incident, the police launched a probe into the incident to arrest the accused.

In Short

• Probe launched after doctor killed in Delhi's hospital
• Accused, who came to hospital for treatment, shot doctor in the head
• Police scanned CCTV footage to get details of the attackers

A 55-year-old doctor was shot dead by two teenagers inside a hospital in Delhi in the early hours of Thursday, October 3, police said.

The accused, aged between 16 and 17 years, arrived at Nima Hospital, in Delhi's Jaitpur area, at around 1.30 am seeking treatment. One of them asked the hospital's staff to change the dressing for his injured toe.

After the dressing, the accused entered the cabin of the doctor, identified as Dr Javed Akhtar, a practitioner of Unani Medicine, and shot him in the head, following which he died on the spot.

The accused had also arrived at the hospital, under the pretext of getting treatment on October 1, for recce, police said.

Speaking after the incident, one of the hospital's staff said, "At around 1 am, two teenage boys came to the hospital for treatment. After the treatment, they entered the doctor's cabin and shot him in the head. Dr Javed was on night duty from 8 pm. He worked in the hospital for two years."

Upon receiving an alert about the incident, a team of Delhi Police reached the post and started scanning the CCTV cameras in the areas to get details about the accused.

A team from Delhi Police's Forensics Unit also reached the spot to recover all the technical evidence from the crime scene.

"The doctor was found in a chair oozing blood from the head. Prima facie, it seems to be an instance of targeted killing...," a Delhi Police official said.

Earlier in August this year, a female resident doctor and a medical dresser were attacked by a patient's attendant in Delhi's Doctor Hedgewar Hospital.

The patient, who was under the influence of alcohol, and his son pushed the doctor and also threatened her during the treatment.