A firing incident took place outside the residence of YouTuber and Bigg Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav in Gurugram’s upscale Sector 56 locality on Sunday morning.
According to police, the firing occurred between 5:30 am and 6:00 am, when Yadav was not present at home. No injuries were reported. The Gurugram police PRO said three men on a motorcycle carried out the firing, targeting the ground and first floor of the building.
Soon after the incident, a post appeared on Instagram in which the notorious Himanshu Bhau gang claimed responsibility. The post accused Elvish Yadav of promoting gambling and warned others against such activities. “Today’s firing at Elvish Yadav’s house was carried out by Neeraj Faridpur and Bhau Ritoliya… Whoever promotes betting can get a call or a bullet anytime,” the post read. The authenticity of the post could not be independently verified.
Police are currently scanning CCTV footage and have launched a probe.
This incident comes a month after Haryanvi singer and rapper Rahul Yadav, popularly known as Fazilpuria, survived a firing attack on his car in Gurugram. His associate Rohit Shaukeen was killed in that attack, which was also claimed by gangster Sunil Sardhania of the Himanshu Bhau gang.
Himanshu Bhau, believed to be an associate of jailed gangster Neeraj Bawana, faces over 30 criminal cases including murder, extortion, and attempted murder. A fugitive who allegedly escaped from a juvenile correctional facility at the age of 17, he is suspected to be operating his gang from the US. His group has been linked to several high-profile crimes, including a shooting at Burger King in Delhi’s Rajouri Garden last year. Interpol has issued a red notice against him.
The gang is considered an ally of the Bambiha gang, a rival of the Bishnoi gang, and has an ongoing rivalry with jailed gangster Ankit Baba of Haryana’s Ritoliya.
Following Sunday’s attack, Elvish Yadav’s father, Ramavtar Yadav, lodged an FIR stating that the attackers fired indiscriminately at their house. “This attack was on our family. If we had been outside at that time, we could have lost our lives,” the FIR reads, urging police to ensure the family’s safety.
