5 held from Kolkata’s New City in Patna hospital homicide case

“Their cell phone tower location helped us observe them. The Bihar Police will produce them earlier than a neighborhood court docket, looking for transit remand,” he mentioned.

Purported CCTV footage of the incident, which went viral on social media, confirmed 5 armed males coming into the ICU of the hospital and opening hearth on Mishra.

Mishra was lodged at Beur Jail and had gone to the hospital for remedy on parole, police mentioned, including that he was concerned in 24 felony circumstances, together with over 12 homicide circumstances.

SP Patna (Central) Diksha had informed PTI on Friday {that a} probe was underway as to how the criminals managed to achieve the room the place Mishra was admitted with none safety verify.

“This raises critical questions over the safety preparations on the hospital. 5 unmasked armed assailants reached the second ground, opened hearth on Mishra, and fled the premises. Investigators are actually trying into any complicity that will have led to the safety lapse,” she had mentioned.