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| India woman arrested for recreating Gandhi assassination | India woman arrested for recreating Gandhi assassination |
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| A leader of a fringe Hindu right-wing group in India has been arrested after a video of her shooting an effigy of Mahatma Gandhi went viral. | A leader of a fringe Hindu right-wing group in India has been arrested after a video of her shooting an effigy of Mahatma Gandhi went viral. |
| The Hindu Mahasabha had organised an event to "celebrate" the 71st anniversary of Gandhi's assassination. | The Hindu Mahasabha had organised an event to "celebrate" the 71st anniversary of Gandhi's assassination. |
| In the video, Pooja Pandey garlands a picture of Nathuram Godse, the man who shot Gandhi, and then shoots the effigy with an air rifle. | In the video, Pooja Pandey garlands a picture of Nathuram Godse, the man who shot Gandhi, and then shoots the effigy with an air rifle. |
| Gandhi was always seen as "too moderate" by some rightwing Hindus. | |
| Ms Pandey had been on the run following increasing calls for her arrest. | Ms Pandey had been on the run following increasing calls for her arrest. |
| Two police teams were deployed to track Ms Pandey and her husband, who also features prominently in the video. | Two police teams were deployed to track Ms Pandey and her husband, who also features prominently in the video. |
| They had already made several other arrests in connection with the video which was shot on 30 January - the day Gandhi was killed. | They had already made several other arrests in connection with the video which was shot on 30 January - the day Gandhi was killed. |
| "We arrested nine people within a week and are searching for two more suspects in the case," police officer Neeraj Jadaun told the BBC. | "We arrested nine people within a week and are searching for two more suspects in the case," police officer Neeraj Jadaun told the BBC. |
| Godse, who shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point-blank range on 30 January 1948, was an activist with nationalist right-wing groups, including the Hindu Mahasabha. | Godse, who shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point-blank range on 30 January 1948, was an activist with nationalist right-wing groups, including the Hindu Mahasabha. |
| This is not the first time that the controversial fringe group has tried to glorify Godse and celebrate Gandhi's assassination. | This is not the first time that the controversial fringe group has tried to glorify Godse and celebrate Gandhi's assassination. |
| In 2015, the group announced plans to install statues of Godse across six districts in the southern state of Karnataka, sparking protests across the state. | In 2015, the group announced plans to install statues of Godse across six districts in the southern state of Karnataka, sparking protests across the state. |