Security Guard Murder Case: Latur Doctor's custody extended

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that doctor from Maharashtra's Latur, accused of murdering a security guard at his hospital, was arrested in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, after being on the run for several days, police said.

According to the PTI report, the doctor, Pramod Ghuge, and his nephew Aniket Munde were booked after the victim, Balu Bharat Dongre, employed as a security guard at the absconding physician's hospital in Latur, died on December 12 and his family alleged murder, said police.

According to the police, the mother of the deceased, a resident of India Nagar in Latur city, had filed a complaint at the Shivajinagar Police Station, alleging her son, earlier arrested in an abduction case, was brutally beaten to death in hospital premises.

Based on the complaint, police registered a case under section 103 (1) (murder), 3 (5) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against Ghuge and his nephew Munde, who was also allegedly involved in the crime, on December 13. Both were on the run after the incident.