Atiq Ahmed, a former member of India’s parliament, was shot lifeless Saturday alongside along with his brother whereas flanked by police on the way in which to a close-by hospital for a checkup. File Photograph by Harish Tyagi/EPA
April 15 (UPI) — A former Indian politician and his brother had been shot lifeless on dwell TV on Saturday whereas flanked by police on the way in which to a close-by hospital for a checkup after he was jailed for a kidnapping plot. Atiq Ahmed, who served within the Indian parliament from 2004 to 2009, was being escorted to a hospital in Prayagraj when he was surrounded by journalists looking for to interview him earlier than his scheduled appointment, The Instances of India reported.
Ahmed and his brother Ashraf had been shot lifeless and police arrested two suspects and an alleged affiliate recognized as Luvlesh Tiwari, Sunny and Arun Maury — who the BBC reported had been posing as journalists.
Witnesses reported listening to not less than 14 rounds being fired in about 22 seconds, The Instances of India reported. The alleged shooters had been heard shouting “Jai Shri Ram” after they had been detained, a phrase utilized by Hindus which means “Victory to Lord Rama.”
The information got here after Ahmed’s teenage son Asad was killed in a shoot-out with police earlier this week together with one other man.
Native information retailers have described Ahmed as a “jailed gangster” and “gangster-turned-politician.”Ahmed was jailed in 2019 after he was convicted of kidnapping and was going through homicide and assault prices, in line with the BBC.
He had alleged in a petition to the nation’s Supreme Court docket final month that there was a risk to his life from police.