An Indian gangster-turned-politician has been shot dead on live television.
Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were being escorted for a medical check-up in handcuffs at the time of the attack.
Both men were accosted by camera crews - and police say the gunmen who killed the pair had been masquerading as journalists.
Ashraf Ahmed was also killed.
Three people were arrested at the scene, with at least one of them chanting "Jai Shri Ram" or "Hail Lord Ram," a slogan that has become a battle cry for Hindu nationalists in their campaign against Muslims.
Police officer Ramit Sharma said the gunmen got close to the brothers on the pretext of filming them and then shot them in the head at close range.
"It all happened in seconds," he added.
A police officer and news reporter were also injured.
On Thursday, Atiq Ahmad's teenage son and another man, who had both been blamed for a recent murder, were killed by police in what was described as a shootout.
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Atiq Ahmad, 60, was jailed in 2019 after he was convicted of kidnapping.
The killings have been condemned by opposition politicians who claim the government in Uttar Pradesh is soft on crime.
One politician, Akhilesh Yadav, tweeted: "When someone can be killed by firing openly amidst the security cordon of the police, then what about the safety of the general public?
"Due to this, an atmosphere of fear is being created among the public; it seems that some people are deliberately creating such an atmosphere."
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