"First murder of 2024": The Instagram post that helped Delhi Police crack Unani doctor's murder

A doctor was shot dead inside a nursing home in southeast Delhi's Kalindi Kunj area early Thursday, October 4. The 50-year-old Unani doctor , Javed Akhtar , was shot dead by two 'teenagers' inside his cabin at Nima Hospital . Police s said to have received a distress call at 1.45am and found Akhtar’s body slumped in his chair.

Police tracked the suspect through his Instagram account, where he posted a photo with a pistol, boasting, "Kar diya 2024 mein murder" (Finally committed murder in 2024). The Instagram post was accompanied by his photograph. This led cops to suspected 'teenager'

Police detained one of the suspects, who revealed that he was hired by the husband of a nurse who suspected Akhtar of having an affair with his wife.

The minor suspect, reportedly in love with the nurse's daughter, claimed the husband promised him the daughter's hand in marriage if he killed the doctor. The boy also withdrew money from the husband's ATM account, according to a senior police officer, who said the claims were under investigation.

CCTV footage shows the two boys calmly walking back to the hospital, heading directly to Akhtar's cabin, where they coldly carried out the fatal shooting.