Doctor shot dead inside Delhi clinic by two minor boys pretending to be patients
Javed Akhtar, a Unani medicine practitioner, was shot dead inside the Nima Hospital in Delhi's Jaitpur by two boys who appeared to aged around 16 and came to the nursing home seeking treatment for an injury.
In a shocking incident, a doctor was shot dead by two unidentified assailants inside his clinic in Delhi's Kalindi Kunj. Javed Akhtar, a Unani medicine practitioner, was shot dead inside the Nima Hospital in Jaitpur in the early hours of Thursday.
Doctor shot dead by two minors
According to police, the unidentified assailants, who appeared to be juveniles aged around 16, came to the nursing home around 1 a.m. seeking treatment for an injury.
#WATCH | Unani practitioner shot dead in Delhi | DCP (South-East) Rajesh Deo says, "Nima Hospital is a small nursing home Nargis Masjid in Khadda Colony under Kalindi Kunj PS area. It is a three-bed setup. Unani practitioner Javed was on duty there. Yesterday, two boys came¡ pic.twitter.com/CWLeGVfl3w
¡ª ANI (@ANI) October 3, 2024
After the injury was dressed, the two boys went inside Akhtar's cabin and shot him dead before fleeing the spot. Two nursing staff members, Gajala Parveen and Mohammad Kamil, rushed to the cabin after hearing the gunshot and found Akhtar sitting motionless in a pool of blood.
One of them came earlier also
According to the hospital staff, one of the boys had visited the clinic the day before, which the police suspect was an act of reconnaissance. Police are treating the murder as a targeted killing, though the motive remains unclear.
#WATCH | Delhi: A Unani practitioner, Javed Akhtar was shot dead by two boys, reported to be minors, in his cabin at Nima Hospital, Jaitpur under the Kalindi Kunj PS area last night. Police say that prima facie it is a case of targeted killing as it is unprovoked and the¡ pic.twitter.com/MIxg1EGHbI
¡ª ANI (@ANI) October 3, 2024
As per the hospital staff, the duo arrived at Nima Hospital in Jaitpur, under the Kalindi Kunj Police Station area, for an injury and later requested to meet Dr. Javed. After being given an appointment to meet him inside his cabin, the accused shot him and fled the scene," said police.
'Blatant disregard for law and order'
Reacting to the cold-blooded murder, the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) called it a "blatant disregard for law and order" and questioned why doctors have been becoming easy targets in hospitals.
A doctor at NIMA hospital, #Delhi was shot dead at point blank range yesterday night.
¡ª FORDA INDIA (@FordaIndia) October 3, 2024
According to @DelhiPolice- prima facie it¡¯s a case of targeted killing- unprovoked & possibly planned.
Dr Akhtar was a #BUMS practitioner. May his soul rest in peace.
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"A doctor at NIMA Hospital, Delhi, was shot dead at point-blank range yesterday night. According to Delhi Police, prima facie, it's a case of targeted killing¡ªunprovoked and possibly planned. Dr. Akhtar was a BUMS practitioner. May his soul rest in peace. An incident like this happening at the workplace of a doctor in the capital city of India? Isn't this a blatant disregard for law and order in the city? Why are doctors becoming easy targets in hospitals?" FORDA said in a social media post.
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