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Patient Shot Dead Inside Aligarh Hospital in Attack Linked to Relationship Dispute

Police name relatives serving in uniform among the accused, with a manhunt targeting a PAC jawan.

Overview

  • Vedpal, shot inside a private Aligarh hospital Monday night, died during treatment Tuesday after being moved to JN Medical College & Hospital.
  • Police say two assailants walked into the ward and fired at him at close range before fleeing, an attack recorded on CCTV.
  • Investigators link the shooting to a long-running dispute over his relationship with a Mathura woman whose family opposed the match.
  • The woman's father, UP Police constable Devendra Chaudhary, has been arrested, and the girl's brother, a police constable, has been identified from the footage.
  • PAC jawan Bhupendra Chaudhary and an associate remain absconding as a murder case proceeds at Quarsi police station with referrals for departmental action.