An Indian gangster-turned-politician has been shot lifeless on reside tv.
Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf have been being escorted for a medical check-up in handcuffs on the time of the assault.
Each males have been accosted by digicam crews – and police say the gunmen who killed the pair had been masquerading as journalists.
Ashraf Ahmed was additionally killed.
Three individuals have been arrested on the scene, with not less than one in every of them chanting “Jai Shri Ram” or “Hail Lord Ram,” a slogan that has grow to be a battle cry for Hindu nationalists of their marketing campaign in opposition to Muslims.
Police officer Ramit Sharma stated the gunmen received near the brothers on the pretext of filming them after which shot them within the head at shut vary.
“All of it occurred in seconds,” he added.
A police officer and information reporter have been additionally injured.
On Thursday, Atiq Ahmad’s teenage son and one other man, who had each been blamed for a current homicide, have been killed by police in what was described as a shootout.
Atiq Ahmad, 60, was jailed in 2019 after he was convicted of kidnapping.
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The killings have been condemned by opposition politicians who declare the federal government in Uttar Pradesh is delicate on crime.
One politician, Akhilesh Yadav, tweeted: “When somebody may be killed by firing brazenly amidst the safety cordon of the police, then what concerning the security of most people?
“On account of this, an environment of concern is being created among the many public; evidently some persons are intentionally creating such an environment.”