Doctor shot dead in Greater Noida

A doctor was shot dead in Greater Noida allegedly over a property dispute, police said here today.

A doctor was shot dead in Greater Noida allegedly over a property dispute, police said here today.

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Amit Gupta (32) was shot by two assailants when he was about to enter a clinic from where he had received an emergency call late in the night yesterday, police said, adding he died on the spot.

After killing the doctor, the attackers fled in a red Maruti car. The security guards however have nabbed a compounder of the clinic, Dharmender, whose involvement in the incident is being investigated, police said.

Preliminary investigation has revealed there was a dispute over some property, which may be the cause of murder, they said.

Meanwhile, manhunt has been launched to arrest the assailants.