Former Indian Lawmaker And His Brother Shot Dead On Live TV
A former lawmaker in one of the most populated
cities in the world has been shot dead alongside his brother. Before his death, he was convicted of kidnapping
and also faced murder assault charges.
According to officials, the attack was done in
a dramatic style and was caught on live TV.
Reports from AP revealed that Atiq Ahmad and his brother, Ashraf Ahmad, were under
police escort on their way to a medical checkup at a hospital on Saturday night
when three men pretending to be journalists targeted the two brothers from
close range in Prayagraj City in Uttar Pradesh state.
After the shooting, the men quickly surrendered
to the police with one of them chanting “Jai Shri Ram” or “Hail Lord Ram,” a
slogan that has become a battle cry for Hindus in their campaign against
Muslims.
Uttar Pradesh state is governed by India’s
ruling Hindu-nationalist Bhartiya Janata Party.
France 24 quotes police officer Ramit Sharma
as saying all three assailants came on motorcycles posing as journalists.
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“They
managed to reach close to Atiq and his brother on the pretext of recording a
byte and fired at them from close range. Both sustained bullet injuries on the
head," he said.
“It
all happened in seconds," Sharma said.
On
Thursday, Atiq Ahmad's teenage son and another man, who had both been blamed
for a recent murder, were killed by police in what was described as a shootout.
Atiq
Ahmad, 60, was jailed in 2019 after he was convicted of kidnapping. He was a
local lawmaker four times and was also elected to India's parliament in 2004.
His
lawyer, Vijay Mishra, said the incident was shocking as “it is a clear failure
of the police in ensuring the safety" of his clients."
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