A man was shot dead inside District Hospital in Bhind district last night, police said. Bhind Superintendent of Police (SP) Vineet Khanna said Vimlesh Upadhyay (28) was shot dead inside the maternity ward of the hospital. Hospital staff and security guards were locked inside a room during the incident.
According to hospital staff, police personnel deployed at police outpost outside the hospital also did not come out as they did not have weapons. Bhind SP Khanna said Jamuna village residents Vimlesh, Sanju Singh Bhadoria and Dharmendra Bhadoria consumed liquor together and returned to their homes.
later, Sanju had an argument with Vimlesh over mobile phone. Sanju and Dharmendra reached Vimlesh’s house where Sanju and Vimlesh exchanged fire. Sanju received a gunshot during the firing.
Dharmendra and Vimlesh rushed Sanju to the District Hospital. However, Vimlesh was surrounded by a few people outside the hospital. Vimlesh ran and hid himself in the maternity ward where he was shot dead. He received four gunshots.
Meanwhile, Sanju was referred to Gwalior in serious condition. On the basis of Vimlesh’s brother Neeraj Upadhyays report, a murder case has been registered against Sanju, his brother Rajeev and Dharmendra.
Police have seized close circuit camera television footage of the incident. A woman sanitation worker at the hospital’s maternity ward, Rama, said that she was going to clean the ward when sound of gunshots sent the whole hospital into a tizzy.