The killing of the affected person inside a GTB Hospital ward could possibly be a case of mistaken identification as a prison had been shifted from the identical ward solely a day earlier than the incident occurred, police stated on Monday.
The sufferer’s members of the family, too, have claimed that the prison was the unique goal.
A number of police groups have been shaped to analyze the homicide of Riyazuddin (32), who was shot lifeless by a young person inside ward quantity 24 in GTB hospital on Sunday, officers stated. After the incident, resident medical doctors of the hospital on Monday started an indefinite strike elevating severe considerations about their security.
A number of groups of crime department, a workforce led by SHO of GTB Enclave police station, and a workforce comprising personnel of adjoining police stations are investigating the case.
“The groups are checking CCTV footage to know the way many individuals had been concerned, what number of entered the hospital, which car they used, path of the car and the place they fled after crime. We’re all doable angles,” a senior police officer stated.
“The police will nab the accused very quickly,” the officer added.
The sufferer, who was stated to be a dentist, had been admitted to the hospital on June 23 and was present process remedy for belly an infection, in accordance with police.
The police stated the homicide could possibly be a case of mistaken identification as a prison of the town’s Welcome space was additionally being handled in ward quantity 24, however was shifted to a different ward a day earlier than the incident.
They added that they’ve checked the data of Riyazuddin, a resident of Khajuri Khas space, and no prison background was discovered towards him.
“If it was a case of mistaken identification, we’re investigating that angle and may solely affirm with the arrest of the accused. Groups have activated their native sources to assemble details about the accused and nab them instantly,” the police officer stated.
Police departments of neighbouring states Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have additionally been requested to observe CCTV footage in order that the accused will be caught in the event that they try to cross the border, the officer added.
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