Original: Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi on January 30 , 1948 , approaching him during the evening prayer , bowing , and shooting him three times at close range with a Beretta semi-automatic pistol .
Simplified: Godse assassinated Gandhi on January 30 , 1948 , approaching him during the evening prayer , bowing , and shot him three times at close range .