A former Indian politician, Atiq Ahmed convicted of kidnapping has been shot dead live on TV along with his brother, Ashraf Ahmed. Ahmed’s teenage son was shot dead by police days earlier. Dozens of cases, including kidnapping, murder and extortion, were registered against Atiq Ahmed over the past two decades. The video showed Ahmed and his brother, Ashraf, both in handcuffs, speaking to journalists on the way to a medical check-up at a hospital seconds before they were both shots. In the footage, shared widely on social media and TV channels, Ahmed is asked whether he attended his son’s funeral.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 17, 2023 00:59 UTC