Shocking scene in India where two former politicians, of Muslim faith, were coldly murdered by gunfire in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The two brothers, formerly members of the opposition Samajwadi party and imprisoned for their criminal past, were Ashraf and Atiq Ahmed.

The latter had recently turned to the Supreme Court to ask for increased police protection due to death threats. His son, also a mafia, was shot dead on Thursday, April 13 by the security forces of Uttar Uttar.