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A firing incident at Delhi's GTB hospital claimed the life of 32-year-old Riyazuddin on Sunday. Now, an initial investigation into the matter has revealed that the deceased was "mistakenly killed" and the attackers came with the intention of killing Wasim (33), a declared criminal of Shastri Park police station, who was admitted in the same ward.

The family claims that Welcome police station's gangster Sameer Baba had sent his henchmen to kill Wasim but they mistakenly killed Riyazuddin and left. He was reportedly shot by an 18-year-old who barged into the ward while other patients and targeted the victim.

The three miscreants who entered the ward belonged to gangster Hashim Baba's gang, and the firing was a result of gang war, according to a report by NDTV.

According to the Delhi Police, two of the three accused, identified as Faiz (20) and Farhan have been arrested by the police.

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"Faiz was caught from Uttar Pradesh's Loni, while Farhan was caught from Seelampur in Delhi," police said.

"We are interrogating them (Faiz and Farhan) and will take their police remand to know about the one who shot the person (patient). Our teams are working round the clock to nab rest of the accused. They will be nabbed soon," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Surendra Choudhary was quoted as saying by PTI.

"Multiple teams were formed to investigate the case and to nab the accused. Teams identified the people in the footage based on inputs. Their social media handles were also obtained and their mobile numbers were checked. We checked the call details and some more suspects were identified," the DCP added.

Riyazuddin who was undergoing treatment for an abdominal infection at Delhi's GTB Enclave hospital, was shot dead on Sunday at nearly 4:20 PM. He was a resident of Khajuri Khas. Following the incident, his wife told ANI that her husband was shot dead as a result of mistaken identity.

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The incident also sparked a political row in the national capital, with Delhi Health Minister Surabh Bharadwaj taking a swipe at LG VK Saxena over the law and order situation in the national capital.

(With inputs from agency)