NEW DELHI: Three of the four gangsters who carried out the brazen broad daylight 'mistaken identity' killing of a man at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in front of dozens of witnesses were nabbed by the police, four days after the crime.
The accused were identified as Saif alias Colony, Fouzan and a juvenile who fired the first shot. The fourth accused identified as Shawaiz is still at large and multiple teams are tracking his movements to nab him at the earliest.
The GTB hospital in Shahdara, Delhi, was stunned after a patient was gunned down while being treated at the hospital ward by doctors on July 14. The attackers were tasked with eliminating another person but mistakenly killed the man lying on the adjacent hospital bed.
DCP (Shahdara) Surendra Chaudhary said the investigation involved analyzing hundreds of CCTV cameras around the scene of the crime to track the movements of the suspects. Additionally, technical surveillance was mounted along with deployment of secret informers.
Of the four gangsters, one located the ward, one stood outside as guard, while two including the juvenile fired the shots.
After executing their plan, the group fled the scene using an E-rickshaw and a motorcycle. According to the senior officers, the accused wanted to kill Waseem (the actual target) as he had attacked one of the members of his gang inside the jail with a blade and they had an old rivalry.
The officer said that the interrogation has provided a clearer understanding of the events leading up to the crime, aiding in the ongoing investigation. The motorcycle used in the commission of the crime was also seized on Thursday.
