Delhi Doctor Shot Dead: Targeted Killing? Minor Accused Recced Hospital Night Before Crime

New Delhi: New details have emerged into the killing of Delhi doctor at his cabin at Nima Hospital in Jaitpur area as police intensified their probe. The Delhi Police suspect it to be a case of targeted killing as it was unprovoked. Police said the assailants had recced the hospital on Wednesday night.

A Unani practitioner (BUMS), the doctor, identified as Javed Akhtar, was shot dead by two minor boys inside his cabin in the early hours of Thursday. According to a hospital worker, the shooting incident occurred at around 1 am. He said the doctor was on duty since 8 pm last night.

Accused Entered Hospital to Get Treatment

Police said the accused boys were around 16-17 years old who had come to the hospital on the pretext of getting treatment.

They said one of them asked to change the dressing of his injured toe. Notably, his dressing was also done the previous night in the same hospital but by different doctor.

Delhi Police said, "During inquiry it was revealed that two boys, both about 16-17 years of age, came to the Nursing Home at the hospital. One of them asked to change the dressing of his injured toe. Dressing of this boy was also done the previous night in the same hospital."

Accused Recced Hospital Before Crime 

Police said, on Wednesday, one of the accused got his dressing done by Md Kamil and thereafter, went to Javed Akhtar's cabin for a prescription of medicine. After some time, two staffers at the hospital, Gajala Parveen and Md. Kamil, heard a gunshot and rushed to his cabin only to find him lying in a pool of blood.

The doctor was found lying motionless with blood oozing from left side of his head.

"Yesterday after dressing by Md Kamil, both went to the cabin of Javed Akhtar, a Unani practitioner (BUMS) for a prescription of medicine. After some time, night nursing staff Gajala Parveen and Md. Kamil heard a gunshot."

"Gajala Parveen went towards the cabin of Javed Akhtar and found him in a pool of blood oozing from left side of his head. Prima facie it is a case of targeted killing as it is unprovoked and the assailants had done recce the previous night," the police further said.

The locality where the shooting incident took place falls under the jurisdiction of Kalindi Kunj police station. Soon after the incident, the accused fled the spot. Police have launched an investigation into the matter. CCTV footage visuals were being examined to identify the accused, said Delhi Police.