Karnal (Haryana): A 56-year-old doctor was shot dead by three motorcycle-borne persons in Haryana's Karnal district on Saturday, police said. The suspects, including a former employee who was terminated from services at a hospital owned by the doctor, have been arrested, the police said. Rajiv Gupta was attacked when he and his driver left the hospital in Chaura Bazar in a vehicle.

Three masked men stopped their motorcycle in front of the SUV and fired at Gupta, an officer said. The doctor, who suffered two bullet wounds, succumbed to injures at a hospital. The main accused, Pawan, and his two accomplices, Raman and Shiv Kumar, were nabbed from the Haryana-Uttar Pradesh border, the officer said. According to the police, Pawan, who worked as a dialysis technician, revealed that he was terminated from services last December. He was apparently upset as he could not get a job anywhere till now because of the alleged influence of the doctor, the officer said. Police also recovered a .32 bore locally-made gun from the accused.