A 23-year-old man, who entered a hospital in Rohini to kill a prisoner undergoing medical examination there, has been arrested, police said on April 12.


Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) S D Mishra said Prasanjit Kumar Jha had come to Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital to shoot Karanvir who was arrested by police in connection with a case. The prisoner was taken to hospital for medical examination and the accused, a resident of Madanpuri near Sagarpur in Janakpuri, knew this, police said.

Police successfully apprehended the accused and saved the prisoner, they said. A pistol loaded with six bullets has been seized from the man, they said. A case has been registered and police are trying to verify whether gang rivalry was behind the incident, an official said.