Ankit Balyan murder: CCTV footage shows four shooters escape to Haryana
Police are tracking four suspects who shot and killed Haryanvi singer Ankit Balyan in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh. The assailants were captured on CCTV fleeing toward Haryana following the attack.
Why it matters
The incident highlights rising concerns over violence linked to regional music subcultures and the use of social media to document criminal activity.
Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force and other police teams are actively working to identify four assailants who allegedly shot dead Haryanvi singer and YouTuber Ankit Balyan in Shamli, after tracing their escape route to Haryana with the help of CCTV footage, officials said on Friday (August 28, 2026).
Sources said CCTV footage from several locations in Shamli, Loni in Ghaziabad, Delhi and Sonipat have captured four men fleeing on two motorcycles after the shooting.
Promoting his 'Baby Badmash' song released last month, Ankit Balyan sang a few of its lines, including, "Murder maar de sadak ke upar (murder on the road)" to his Instagram followers in a video. Hours later, he was shot dead in a manner eerily resembling the setting described in the song.
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