Ateeq Ahmed, 61, has been in prison since 2019 and was convicted of kidnapping. He and his brother Ashraf were shot at close range, according to television footage.
The brothers were involved in India's criminal world, and the former MP is reportedly facing more than a hundred different cases. They were taken to hospital for medical check-ups and were surrounded by police officers at the time of the crime in the northern city of Prayagraj, authorities said. The attackers chanted Hindu slogans after the attack.