An Indian gangster-turned-politician has been shot {dead} on dwell tv.
Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf had been being escorted for a medical check-up in handcuffs on the time of the assault.
Each males had been accosted by digital camera crews – and police say the gunmen who killed the pair had been masquerading as journalists.
Three folks had been arrested on the scene, and a police officer and information reporter had been injured.
In response to NDTV, Ahmed’s lawyer mentioned he was shot within the head at shut vary.
The killings have been condemned by opposition politicians who declare the federal government in Uttar Pradesh is gentle on crime.
One politician, Akhilesh Yadav, tweeted: “When somebody may be killed by firing overtly amidst the safety cordon of the police, then what concerning the security of most people?
“On account of this, an environment of worry is being created among the many public; it appears that evidently some individuals are intentionally creating such an environment.”