Gangster Himanshu Bhau, wanted in India for multiple murders and organised crime, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States on Friday.
Himanshu Bhau, a rival of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, was on the most-wanted lists of Haryana and Delhi Police. Murders, kidnappings, extortions — a number of cases have been registered against him.
Himanshu Bhau, a rival of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, was on the most-wanted lists of Haryana and Delhi Police. Murders, kidnappings, extortions — a number of cases have been registered against him and his associates spanning from Haryana to Delhi to Uttar Pradesh. The notorious gangster has also had an Interpol notice against him. Reports have also linked him to Portugal, where he is suspected of operating his criminal network, and to gangs associated with Neeraj Bawana and Naveen Bali. The police have been investigating a series of shootings and murders in the Delhi-NCR region where the Himanshu Bhau gang has figured in suspected links or claims of responsibility on social media. One such case concerns the killing of Vijay Kumar, a gym trainer who was shot dead in south Delhi’s Aya Nagar in September. Police are examining whether the murder was connected to a longstanding rivalry between families in the village and are also verifying a social media post attributed to Bhau that claimed responsibility for the attack. Two attackers on a motorcycle then opened fire near Hansa Chowk in the Fatehpur Beri area in south Delhi. “Vijay Kumar sustained multiple gunshot injuries and later succumbed. An FIR has been registered and multiple teams have been formed to trace and apprehend the accused, who fled the spot.
Police said around 15 rounds were fired around 10 am.
He obtained a passport using forged documents before leaving India, according to the police. Kumar was inside a gym when some men allegedly called him outside, according to police and the victim’s family. The motive initially seems to arise from personal enmity,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Anant Mittal had said.
