Washington, October 24, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Haryana gangster Himanshu Bhau, one of India’s most wanted fugitives, and his alleged associate Neeraj Faridpuria are being held in US immigration custody in Nevada, according to officials and US government detention records.
The US government’s online detainee locator lists two Indian-born men, Himanshu Sigroha and Neeraj Kaushik, as being held at the Henderson Detention Center in Henderson, near Las Vegas. Their cases are being handled by the Las Vegas office of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations division. Officials have identified the detainees as Bhau and Faridpuria.
The custody listings indicate immigration proceedings. No US criminal charges against either man were identified in the supplied information, and ICE and the FBI had not issued public statements on the arrests.
Bhau, whose reported real name is Himanshu Ritoliya, hails from Rohtak in Haryana. He has been subject to an Interpol Red Notice since August 2023 and is wanted in 18 cases in India involving allegations including murder, attempted murder, extortion, intimidation and forgery.
According to the supplied report, Bhau was traced to Las Vegas and arrested on October 22. Indian authorities are seeking to expedite his deportation proceedings, with a team of officers potentially travelling to the United States.
Faridpuria was reportedly detained after removing an ankle monitor. He had been detained earlier this year and subsequently released on bail.
Bhau’s gang has been linked to several high-profile crimes in north India. The group claimed responsibility for firing outside the Gurugram residence of YouTuber Elvish Yadav in August 2025.
The cases could become another test of the use of US immigration proceedings to return Indian fugitives, a route that can differ from formal extradition under the 1997 India-US extradition treaty. However, the outcome will depend on the individual immigration proceedings, including any asylum application or other legal relief sought by the detainees.
A previous case involved Anmol Bishnoi, who was detained in the United States in 2024 and deported to India on November 19, 2025. He was arrested by the National Investigation Agency on arrival in New Delhi.
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