Patna, July 19 -- Bihar Police on Saturday detained three people from New Town, Kolkata, for questioning in the Patna hospital firing case, an official said.

Bihar ADG Kundan Krishnan said that three people have been detained for questioning in relation to the firing on prisoner Chandan Mishra, who was admitted to Patna's Paras Hospital for treatment. Chandan Mishra, a notorious criminal convicted in several murder cases, was killed in the incident.

Earlier, Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar termed the firing incident at Paras Hospital in Patna as "unfortunate" and stated that the matter is of serious concern, particularly since the hospital has its own security arrangements.

"This is a very sad incident because the in...