New Delhi, August 31, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Samajwadi Party on Monday questioned the circumstances surrounding the police encounter in which two alleged shooters accused in the murder of Haryanvi singer and YouTuber Ankit Baliyan were killed in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, and demanded an investigation into the police action.
SP MP Awadhesh Prasad said the circumstances leading to the encounter should be examined, stressing that even those accused of serious crimes are entitled to due legal process.
“What circumstances and situations arose that led the police to carry out the encounter is a matter of investigation. Under the IPC and CrPC, even if a person is found guilty of the most serious crime, the law provides for punishment, including the death penalty or life imprisonment. Therefore, the circumstances under which this encounter took place need to be investigated,” Prasad said in Ayodhya.
SP spokesperson Ashutosh Verma also questioned the authorities’ handling of the Baliyan murder case, asking why such crimes were not prevented.
“The Central Government and the Uttar Pradesh Police need to understand one thing: Why are you not alert before such incidents occur? Earlier, you failed to prevent the murder of Sidhu Moose Wala in Punjab, and now you failed to prevent the murder of Ankit Baliyan. If any crime was prevented, then it’s called policing, and if encounter is done after crimes happened, then it’s called pressure policing,” Verma said in Lucknow.
Police said the two accused killed in the encounter were identified as 24-year-old Sumit and 22-year-old Mohit, both residents of Sonipat, Haryana, and allegedly associated with the Gogi gang. A reward of Rs 50,000 had been announced for each of them. Police said around 14 cases were registered against Mohit in Haryana, while Sumit faced one case.
Two other accused allegedly linked to Baliyan’s murder remain absconding, and efforts are underway to trace them.
Baliyan was shot dead outside his gym in Shamli on August 26 after four assailants allegedly arrived on two motorcycles and opened fire. A day later, a person claiming to be associated with the Gogi gang purportedly claimed responsibility for the killing in a social media post.
Shamli SP Narendra Pratap Singh said police teams carried out an extensive checking operation across the district from midnight until morning. During the operation, two youths riding a motorcycle with a Baghpat registration allegedly opened fire at police personnel after being asked to stop and fled towards the Kotwali area.
According to the SP, the accused opened fire again when police teams tried to intercept them during checking in the Kotwali area, leading to the encounter in which both were killed.
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