Delhi Police on Monday arrested two people in connection with the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old patient inside the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital recently. After initial investigation, police found that the patient who was killed inside ward number 24 of the hospital was attacked 'mistakenly'.
The attackers had gone to the hospital to kill a gangster -- a rival of the Hasim Baba gang who was also shot at by some people and was admitted to the same ward for some time -- but they shot Riyazuddin who was lying on the bed opposite to him, police said.
According to police, two accused, identified as Faiz (20) and Farhan were arrested from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, respectively. CCTV footage and technical surveillance of the hospital showed four accused persons entering the hospital, police said.
"Faiz was caught from Uttar Pradesh's Loni, while Farhan was caught from Seelampur in Delhi," police said. However, police said the two involved might not have fired the shots at the hospital.
Faiz and Farhan were allegedly involved in providing a motorcycle to four accused who went to the hospital.
The mastermind of the murder, Faheem alias Badshah Khan, and the 18-year-old who opened fire in the hospital, are still at large.
"We are interrogating them (Faiz and Farhan) and will take their police remand to know about the one who shot the person (patient). Our teams are working round the clock to nab rest of the accused. They will be nabbed soon," news agency PTI quoted Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Surendra Choudhary as saying.
"Multiple teams were formed to investigate the case and to nab the accused. Teams identified the people in the footage based on inputs. Their social media handles were also obtained and their mobile numbers were checked. We checked the call details and some more suspects were identified," the DCP added.
Meanwhile, doctors at the hospital began an indefinite strike today over the gang-war that erupted in the hospital. Doctors said they were forced to go on strike after their long pending demand to provide them with security went unheeded by the city government.
"Despite several appeals, there has been no hearing on the matter. The Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) prioritises the safety and welfare of all hospital staff, patients, and their attendants," he said.
Reacting to the shooting, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said, "A security review of all hospitals will be carried out and no negligence will be tolerated".
Further investigation into the matter is underway and efforts are on to nab the other accused.
