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Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30&#;January at age 78 in the compound of The Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), a large mansion in central New Delhi.
His assassin was Nathuram Godse, from Pune, Maharashtra, a Hindutva activist, with a history of association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindu paramilitary organization and of membership of the Hindu Mahasabha.[4]
Sometime after 5 PM, according to witnesses, Gandhi had reached the top of the steps leading to the raised lawn behind Birla House where he had been conducting multi-faith prayer meetings every evening.
As Gandhi began to walk toward the dais, Godse stepped out from the crowd flanking Gandhi's path, and fired three bullets into Gandhi's chest and stomach at point-blank range.[7] Gandhi
