Haryanvi singer-YouTuber Ankit Balyan shot dead outside gym in UP; attackers flee on bikes

By Sohail Khan 27 August 2026, 7:19 am

Police said the attackers arrived on two motorcycles and fired several rounds at Balyan. He died at the spot.

Updated on: Aug 27, 2026, 07:29:29 IST

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Haryanvi singer and YouTuber Ankit Balyan was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside a gym in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district on Wednesday evening, police said.

The incident occurred in the Kotwali police station area as Balyan was leaving the gym, a news agency PTI report said citing officials.

Police said the attackers arrived on two motorcycles and fired several rounds at Balyan. He died at the spot.

Police teams formed

Superintendent of Police M P Singh said police reached the scene after receiving information about the shooting.

"The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, and an investigation is underway. Police teams have been formed to arrest the accused," he said.

Police are also examining CCTV footage from the area in an effort to identify those involved in the attack, officials said.

Ravi Sharma, gym owner, told news agency ANI, “Ankit Baliyan used to come every day. While he was leaving after his workout around 6.30-6.45 pm, a few miscreants shot at him…There was 15-20 rounds of firing. He was rushed to hospital but he died…”

SP chief condemns attack on 'Jats'

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav termed Balyan's killing "highly condemnable", saying the "law and order" situation had been reduced to "zero" and demanded investigation into possible political rivalry.

“ The law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has been rendered null and void in the manner in which popular singer Ankit Baliyan was mercilessly murdered by firing 18 rounds at him in Shamli, spreading fear across the entire region. The news of the grieving mother of the deceased, cradling her son's body in her lap and mourning on the street itself, is heart-wrenching. The Jat community has raised its demand for the arrest of the attackers right on the streets. The entire Jat community of UP considers this an attack on itself and is furious. There is a growing demand for the investigation of this murder case to also be conducted from the perspective of political rivalry. Utterly condemnable,” he wrote on X.

Panchayat poll speculation

There was speculation that Balyan was planning to contest the upcoming panchayat polls. However, authorities and his associates had not officially confirmed this immediately, nor was there any confirmation that it was linked to his killing.