Senior doctor, whose son is married to MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s daughter, found dead at his Hyderabad house

According to a senior officer, the doctor is believed to have died by suicide between 6 am and 11 am when his wife was busy with household chores.

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A senior doctor in Hyderabad allegedly died by suicide at his Banjara Hills residence Monday. Police said the deceased, Dr Mazheruddin Ali Khan, 60, shot himself. Dr Khan was the medical superintendent and head of the department of orthopaedics at Owaisi Hospital.

Dr Khan’s son is married to Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s daughter.

Joel Davis, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West Zone), told reporters that the doctor appeared to have shot himself using a licensed weapon. It is to be verified if the gun used was his own, the DCP added.

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According to a senior officer, the doctor is believed to have died by suicide between 6 am and 11 am when his wife was busy with household chores. The police received information about the incident at 1.30 pm. Though his son and watchman were present in the house, no one heard gunshots, the officer told The Indian Express. “The first-floor room was locked from the inside and all the windows were closed. Prima facie, it appears that family reasons drove Dr Khan to take the extreme step,” he said.

Banjara Hills police have launched an investigation and police teams are gathering clues from the scene. The body is being sent for post-mortem examination.

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