In 2015, former Japan PM Shinzo Abe witnessed the `Ganga aarti` at Dasashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi during his visit to India. On July 8, Shinzo Abe passed away after being shot during a campaign speech in the Nara region. Pic/PTI

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation`s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, according to NHK public television.Pics/PTI