Former MP and his brother shot dead on live TV in India
by Agencies in Prayagraj and Lucknow from World news | The Guardian on (#6AVA8)
Atiq Ahmed, jailed since 2019, was in police custody and taking questions from journalists when attackers struck
A former Indian MP convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges has been shot dead along with his brother in a brazen attack broadcast live on TV in northern India.
Atiq Ahmed - jailed since 2019 - and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were being taken handcuffed by police to a hospital in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, when three men targeted them from close range as they took questions from reporters.
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