Doctor escapes gunfire outside RGGGH from classmate's disgruntled ex-boyfriend; Two arrested
The incident happened near a tea stall outside RGGGH. The victim, Rohan of Vellore is a first year PG student, police sources said.
Two men open fire with country gun at doctor outside RGGGH
CHENNAI: A 26-year-old doctor pursuing post-graduation at Madras Medical College (MMC) had a close shave after two men opened fire from a country gun at him outside Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Sunday and missed their target.
While Public managed to chase and catch the shooter, a youth from Uttar Pradesh, his accomplice who had masterminded the attack fled the scene. City Police claimed that the other accused was arrested in Vijayawada.
Preliminary investigations revealed that it was a case of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend acting out. The incident happened near a tea stall outside RGGGH. The victim, Rohan of Vellore is a first-year PG student, police sources said. The duo who had noticed Rohan was alone walked up to him and confronted him. Rohan who noticed the country gun ran from them when one of them opened fire and missed.
Public who heard the gunshot gathered and caught hold of one of the perpetrators, Rithik Kumar while another person fled the scene. Rithik Kumar was handed over to the Flower Bazaar Police. Probe revealed that Rithik had accompanied his cousin, Amit Kumar and the two of them had come a week ago to Chennai to bump off Rohan.
Amit Kumar's estranged girlfriend is studying PG at MMC and he was enraged over her social media posts with Rohan and assumed that he was behind their breakup, investigations revealed.
"They were following his movements and planned to confront him when he was alone. They had bought the gun for Rs 5000," a police officer said. Rithik is a college student while Amit is a graduate, police said.
A special team nabbed Amit from Vijayawada and he is being brought to Chennai, police said. Rithik was produced before a magistrate and remanded to judicial custody.
