UP BAMS doctor shot dead by three miscreants

Jaunpur: In a shocking incident, a 35-year-old Ayurveda doctor was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur by three bike-borne miscreants on Thursday, police said.

The incident took place around 2:30 am in the Jalalpur area in Jaunpur when the accused entered the house of Dr Tilakdhari Singh Patel, located in the same building as his clinic, and shot him dead, Superintendent of Police (City) Brijesh Kumar Gautam said. 

The doctor, a BAMS degree holder, was running his clinic 'Sai Chikitsalaya' for the past eight years in a rented accommodation, the police said.

''The director of Om Sai Hospital under Jabalpur police station was shot by three unknown people, who died during treatment. Based on the complaint, a case has been registered against unknown people and teams have been formed to uncover the incident'', the Jaunpur police said, reports Republic World.

The SP said the motive behind the murder was yet to be ascertained, adding that the body had been sent for post-mortem.

Efforts were on to nab the accused who went absconding after the incident, he added.

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