'Wanted to Avenge Insult': Delhi Doctor Murder Accused Reveals Motive Behind Shooting

New Delhi: Days after a doctor at Nima Hospital in Kalindi Kunj area was shot dead by teens, the arrested accused has confessed to the crime and has also revealed the motive behind the shooting; he said he wanted to ‘avenge insult’.

‘Wanted to Avenge Insult’: Delhi Doctor Murder Accused Reveals Motive

The mastermind of this murder had gone to the Nima Hospital in Kalindi Kunj on the night of September 20 after meeting with an accident; post treatment, Dr Javed Akhtar gave him a bill of Rs 1,200 which sparked an argument between the two over overcharging. Following this, the main accused left after paying Rs 400; he revealed during investigation that the hospital staff and doctor humiliated him.

To avenge the insult and the humiliation, the man decided to murder the doctor and he took help of two other boys. He also managed to arrange a pistol.

‘Kar Diya 2024 Mein Murder’

The main accused, aged around 16 years, after allegedly committing the crime uploaded a post on a social media platform with his photograph and a caption: "Kar diya 2024 mein murder" (Finally committed murder in 2024). Sources said the police have also questioned a female nurse of the nursing home and her husband in connection with the case.

A doctor was shot dead inside a nursing home in southeast Delhi's Kalindi Kunj area early Thursday, with the police apprehending a 16-year-old boy for allegedly committing the crime, officials said. The apprehended juvenile, along with another teen, came for first-aid treatment around 1 am to the three-bedded Nima Hospital located in a narrow lane of Khadda Colony of the area, and allegedly shot dead Dr Javed Akhtar, a Unani practitioner (BUMS), they said.

The officer said six teams were formed and CCTV footage was collected from inside and around the nursing home. The teams of the crime branch also helped in nabbing the main accused, he said.