April 15 (UPI) — A former Indian politician and his brother had been shot useless on reside TV on Saturday whereas flanked by police on the best way 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 in search of to interview him earlier than his scheduled appointment, The Times of India reported.

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Ahmed and his brother Ashraf had been shot useless 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 Times of India reported. The alleged shooters had been heard shouting “Jai Shri Ram” after they had been detained, a phrase utilized by Hindus meaning “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.

Local 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 dealing with homicide and assault costs, in response to the BBC.

He had alleged in a petition to the nation’s Supreme Court final month that there was a menace to his life from police.