Doctor killed in Haryana, ex-employee among 3 held

Karnal: A 56-year-old doctor was shot dead by three motorcycle-borne persons in Karnal town of Haryana on Saturday, police said.

The suspects, including a former employee who was terminated from services at a hospital owned by the doctor, have been arrested, the police said.

Rajiv Gupta was attacked when he and his driver left the hospital in Chaura Bazar in a vehicle. Three masked men stopped their motorcycle in front of the SUV and fired at Gupta. The doctor, who suffered two bullet wounds, succumbed to injuries at a hospital

The main accused, Pawan, and his two accomplices, Raman and Shiv Kumar, were nabbed from the Haryana-Uttar Pradesh border, police said.

Pawan, who worked as a dialysis technician, revealed that he was terminated from services last December. He was apparently upset as he could not get a job anywhere till now because of the alleged influence of the doctor, an officer said.

Police also recovered a .32 bore locally-made gun from the accused. The director general of police also inspected the crime spot. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who represents the Karnal assembly segment, met the doctor's family on Sunday. He claimed that law and order in Haryana was better, and strict directions had been issued to the police to ensure such incidents do not happen in future.