Four persons were arrested for allegedly shooting dead a doctor near a government-run hospital in Yavatmal in Maharashtra, police said on January 16.

Dr Hanumant Dharmkare, who was attached to Umarkhed rural government hospital here, was shot dead at around 4.45 pm on January 11. Addressing a press conference, Yavatmal Superintendent of Police Dilip Bhujbal-Patil identified the accused adding that main accused was on the run. "The five had conspired to kill Dharmkare after blaming his treatment for the death of their brother who had sustained injuries in an accident in 2019. The accused had threatened to kill Dharmkare at the time as well," he said.