Indian-origin paediatrician takes doctor hostage, kills victim, self

New York, Jan 28 : An Indian-origin paediatrician suffering from terminal cancer took another doctor as hostage and after several hours of a stand-off with the police, killed his victim and then committed suicide, according to authorities.
On Tuesday evening, Bharat Narumanchi took several people hostage at a children’s clinic in Austin, Texas, but except for a doctor the others escaped or were let go, local police said in a statement on Wednesday.
Hostage negotiators tried to contact him and when that failed, a police SWAT team entered the building and found him and Katherine Lindley Dodson, the doctor held as hostage, dead from “apparent gunshot wounds”, according to the police.
“It appeared thatNarumanchi shot himself after shooting Dodson,” the police said.
According to the hostages, Narumanchi had visited the clinic a week ago seeking a volunteer position.
Mystery surrounds the incident as it did not appear that the Indian-origin man had any relation or other contacts with his victim, according to police.