New Delhi: A 26-year-old radiology intern was found dead on Friday with his throat slit at the St Stephen's hospital in the Tis Hazari area here, police said.
They have identified a fellow intern, Suyyash Gupta, as the accused. He was on the run after the incident and was one of the last persons to have met the victim today, they said.
The body of Sashwat Pandey, a resident of Allahabad, was found lying this morning in the retiring room of doctors adjacent to the duty room at the hospital, police said.
"His throat was found slit with a surgical blade. As per the preliminary investigation, the suspect appears to be a fellow doctor and an acquaintance of the deceased," a senior police official said, earlier.
Police said Pandey and Gupta had a "fallout" around two years ago over some issue. Gupta has threatened to kill Pandey, though the exact reason for the killing is not known, they added.
Gupta was known for his run-ins with the hospital administration and had even been suspended for his attitude. He was staying in Malkaganj, police said.
It is suspected that at around 12.45 AM, he used his card to open the electronic lock-in system and killed Pandey, they said.
Police said that even though he had been suspended for almost two months, his ID card had not been taken away and through which he entered the hospital premises.
After killing Pandey, he left from the hospital in his car for Anand Vihar bus stand. He left the car at the exit gate of the bus stand and fled the spot, they said.
Gupta hails from a town in Uttar Pradesh and teams have been sent to nab them, they added.
Forensic officials and the crime team are investigating the incident, the officer said.
Meanwhile, the interns at the hospital today protested the killing and threatened to go on strike.
"All the interns lodged protest and threatened to go on strike, if action was not taken. The institute's director tried to pacify them. He told them that they should not do anything that would affect the patient care.
"He (director) also told them the case is being probed. We are also waiting to get more information on the case," a senior official of the hospital said.
Police said the victim's mother, after learning about the incident, suffered a heart attack and was admitted to the St Stephen's Hospital.
They said Pandey and the accused had some "nagging issues", about which the hospital authorities had lodged a complaint with the police. However, police said that Pandey did not want police action after both the sides resolved their issues.
