You’d never expect to see an assassination broadcast on live TV.  But that’s exactly what happened in 2023. In the badlands of India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, a gangster-turned-politician was assassinated while millions watched.
So what did the notorious Atiq Ahmed do to get himself publicly executed? How did his assassins get through a close police escort to reach him? 
And who was powerful enough to give the order? 
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00:00 Prime time assassination
02:14 Hello my friend!
03:18 Atiq Ahmed’s origin story
05:41 The gangster-politician
08:15 Everything starts to unravel…
09:27 Raju Pal
10:35 The witness
13:13 Umesh Pal
16:16 The assassination
19:33 Aftermath
Host: Aslan Pahari 
Producer: Hannah Jose 
Audio Engineer: John Jacobs 
Video Producer: Tejas Bhat 
Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research 
Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn 
To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world’s most shocking assassinations – from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you’ll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end. 
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