Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Ankit Balyan Murder Probe Examines Possible Gogi Gang Connection
Haryanvi singer Ankit Balyan was shot and killed outside a gym in Shamli.
Uttar Pradesh Police are investigating whether a gang was involved.
They are examining a possible connection to the Gogi gang.
Police suspect jailed gangster Rohit Rana may have helped direct the attack.
They also suspect Rahul Shahpuriya may have ordered the shooters.
Two alleged shooters were killed in a police encounter.
Two others and Shahpuriya are still being sought.
Police have not said that Balyan belonged to any gang.
Uttar Pradesh Police are investigating a possible Gogi gang link to singer Ankit Balyan’s murder.
Balyan was shot dead outside a gym in Shamli last Wednesday.
Two alleged shooters, Sumit and Mohit, were killed in a police encounter on Monday.
Investigators suspect jailed gangster Rohit Rana may have directed Rahul Shahpuriya in the alleged attack.
Police are searching for two other alleged shooters and Shahpuriya, who is believed to be abroad.
- Who
- Haryanvi singer Ankit Balyan was killed; police are investigating alleged involvement by Rahul Shahpuriya and the Gogi gang.
- What
- Balyan was murdered, and investigators are probing whether the killing was ordered by gang members.
- When
- Balyan was killed last Wednesday; two alleged shooters were killed in an encounter on Monday.
- Where
- Balyan was shot outside a gym in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Police suspect the killing may be connected to lyrics in a song that gang members believed mocked Gogi’s killing.
Police Investigation
Caution Against Unproven Claims
Possible Gogi gang involvement
Police Investigation
Investigators are examining whether jailed Gogi gang boss Rohit Rana directed Rahul Shahpuriya to target Balyan.
Caution Against Unproven Claims
The Uttar Pradesh Police has not publicly claimed that Balyan had any association with a gangster group, and the alleged connection remains under investigation.
Motive for the killing
Police Investigation
Police suspect the motive may involve Balyan’s appearance in a song whose lyrics allegedly mocked the killing of Gogi.
Caution Against Unproven Claims
The article presents this as a police suspicion; no confirmed motive has been established.
Responsibility for the attack
Police Investigation
A purported social media post in Shahpuriya’s name claimed responsibility, and police sources say four shooters acted on his instructions.
Caution Against Unproven Claims
The post is only described as purported, while Shahpuriya and two other alleged shooters have not been located or formally linked in a public police claim.
- Victim
- Ankit Balyan, a Haryanvi singer
- Location
- Outside a gym in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh
- Suspected gang link
- Investigators are examining a possible connection to the Gogi gang
- Alleged shooters killed
- Two, identified as Sumit and Mohit, both from Sonipat
- Person sought
- Rahul alias Bholu Shahpuriya, believed to be operating from abroad
- Jailed gangsters under consideration
- Rohit Rana alias Rohit Moi and Rakesh
- Reward
- Haryana Police announced Rs 50,000 for information leading to Shahpuriya’s arrest