mahatma gandhi was assassinated Killing on 30 january 1948 in the compound of birla house ( now gandhi smriti ) , a large mansion in new delhi .

sometime after 5 pm , according to witnesses , gandhi had reached Arriving the top of the steps leading to the raised lawn behind birla house where he had been conducting Action multi-faith prayer Rite meetings Social_event every evening .

he was carried Bringing back to his room in birla house from which a representative emerged Presence sometime later to announce Expressing_publicly his death Death .