Uttar Pradesh: Brother of suspended Gorakhpur doctor shot at
Gorakhpur, June 11 (IBNS) : The younger brother of Kafeel Khan, the doctor suspended in connection with Uttar Pradesh child deaths last year was shot at by unidentified bike-borne men near Gorakhpur's JP Hospital Gorakhdham overbridge, media reports said.
Thirty-four-year-old Kashif Jameel suffered three bullet injuries late on Sunday evening and was admitted to a local hospital.
Around 11 pm, assailants on a motorcycle allegedly fired at Kashif Jameel, a businessman, and fled. The incident took place half-a-km from the residence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Suspecting a foul play, Dr Kafeel Khan said, “My brother has been shot at. I always knew they would try to kill us," CNN-News 18 quoted him.
The doctor took to Twitter on Monday morning and said, "Allah rahem kare. M not going to bend." He told reporters that the bullets have been removed from his brother's body, and "the operation has been successful. He is currently in ICU," NDTV quoted him as saying.
Image: facebook.comKhan was the head of the encephalitis ward at BRD Medical College when over 60 children died allegedly due to oxygen shortage.
The paediatrician, one of the accused among nine doctors, was charged under several sections by the office of DG Medical Education.
However, Khan was later hailed as a ‘hero’ as he had saved lives of some children when the oxygen was disrupted.
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