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Patna ICU Killing Was Contract Hit Orchestrated from Jail, Police Say

Investigations traced the attack to a contract ordered by Purulia jail inmate Onkarnath Singh, leading to arrests of seven suspects

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Overview

  • Forensic analysis shows five assailants fired 28 rounds at gangster Chandan Mishra inside Paras Hospital’s ICU on July 17.
  • Prime accused Tauseef Badshah confessed that each shooter was promised ₹5 lakh to carry out the hit on orders from inmate Onkarnath Singh.
  • Police have recovered one of the stolen motorcycles used in the escape along with three mobile phones and SIM cards linked to the plot.
  • Following the initial arrest of four suspects in Kolkata, three more were detained after a Bhojpur district gunfight, while two gunmen remain at large.
  • The four primary accused are in transit remand as officials continue background checks on Kolkata associates and probe hospital security lapses