MEERUT: A well-known
doctor
in Kakod region of
Bulandshahr district
was
shot
dead on Friday morning while he was going to his clinic. According to police, three bullets were pumped into Dr Mukesh Gaur by two unidentified bike-borne men. The doctor was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died during treatment.
According to SP (city) Praveen Ranjan, “During preliminary investigation, it has come to light that the doctor’s nephew had eloped with a girl in 2016 and since then the girl’s family had been nurturing enmity with him.” The couple later got married and never returned to Bulandshahr.
Earlier, Dr Gaur had a minor escape on June 8 when gunshots were fired at him by unidentified men. He had then told police that he was targeted by Monu Kumar and his father Rakesh Kumar.
According to one of the family members of the deceased, “Monu Kumar’s daughter had eloped with Gaur’s nephew in 2016. Soon after, a panchayat was held in Kakod where Monu had publically declared that he would kill Gaur at the first opportunity. However, he could not do so because Gaur had hired armed security guards.”
While the doctor was rescued by his security men on June 8, on Friday, they were not there to rescue him from assailants.
Sandeep Rai is a veteran journalist with two decades of experienc...
Read MoreSandeep Rai is a veteran journalist with two decades of experience in the reporting field. He heads the Western Uttar Pradesh bureau, managing Meerut, Bareilly & Agra circles. His areas of interest are wildlife, politics and special reportage.
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