Ayurvedic doctor shot dead inside clinic by miscreants in Ghaziabad

According to the information by DCP Ravi Kumar, Dr Shamshad, a resident of Rajveer Wali Gali, Muradnagar, was attending patients at his clinic at around 10:30 PM on Sunday. Suddenly, an unknown man came and fired at Dr Shamshad twice. The people hurriedly took Dr Shamshad to the hospital but the doctors declared him brought dead.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) reached the spot along with the rural police force and a probe is underway.

DCP Rural Ravi Kumar informed that the shooting incident occurred at around 11 PM on Saturday.

As per a recent media report, The Indian Express, the doctor is survived by his wife and six children – three sons and three daughters. “He hailed from Meerut and lived with his family on the upper floor of the clinic along with other relatives,” said the SHO.

Shamshad’s cousin, Raahil, who also lives in the same colony and runs a kirana store, said: “CCTV footage from my shop and others in the area show the assailants entering from Rauli road and exiting from Kasba road. One of them wore a helmet and the person riding pillion had covered his face with a mask. They were riding a red and black TVS scooty. It has no number plate.”

SHO Kumar also said the family has denied any enmity or dispute with anyone: “The family is not speaking much as of now. However, they said they had no enmity or dispute with anyone.”

“40-year-old Dr Shamshad Tahir was sent to the hospital immediately but he had already succumbed to injuries. According to the information received from the eyewitnesses, the shooter came on a bike. But the no. of people is not clear yet, whether it was one or two,” said DCP Rural Ravi Kumar.

The police team along with the surveillance, Crime branch and Special Operations Group (SOG) teams had reached the spot.

Further details are awaited.