Srinagar, July 17 -- In a chilling incident caught on CCTV, five armed men stormed Patna's Paras Hospital on Monday morning, barged into a patient's room, and shot Chandan Mishra, a known criminal, at point-blank range. Mishra, out on parole for medical treatment, succumbed to his injuries later.

The attackers, believed to be members of a rival gang, escaped moments after firing multiple rounds. Police suspect the involvement of the "Chandan Sheru gang" and are probing possible collusion by hospital security.

Mishra, a resident of Buxar with dozens of murder charges, was transferred from Bhagalpur jail for treatment. The brazen killing inside a reputed hospital has raised fresh concerns over Bihar's worsening law and order.

Senior poli...