Gangsters Himanshu Bhau (In black) and Neeraj Faridpuria in custody in US
The two face more than 25 criminal cases each across Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, including murder. Investigations further revealed Faridpuria also shifted his base from Portugal to the US in late 2025 before reuniting with Bhau. The two are linked to the 2024 murder in South Delhi’s Aya Nagar in which over 70 bullets were fired, another recent connected killing, the 2019 murder of Congress leader Vikas Chaudhary in Faridabad, and a shooting outside YouTuber Elvish Yadav’s residence.
A day after TOI reported his detention in Nevada, sources said a brief, staged detention in Feb by Bhau and his aide Neeraj Faridpuria, designed to exploit legal loopholes and claim asylum, backfired and unravelled the plan. Through cross-verification with local intelligen-ce sources, police contacts, and diplomatic counterparts, authorities confirmed that the individual in custody was indeed the high-profile fugitive Himanshu Bhau, a source said. The cops shared a dossier, including a photograph showing Faridpuria with guns and their other biometric details, which confirmed they were using forged documents. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Delhi | Silver Rate in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi | Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Petrol Price in Delhi | Diesel Price in Delhi | CNG Price in Delhi | LPG Price in Delhi Stay updated with the latest Delhi news.
Favourite route ‘Bhau used fake passport to evade global law’ Sources said fugitives from India were aggressively seeking this modus operandi. Currently lodged at the Henderson Detention Center under the jurisdiction of ICE, Bhau, sources said, used a forged passport under the alias Himanshu Singroha and evaded global law enforcement for over four years. Picking up critical leads from this database entry, Indian law enforcement agencies and US security counterparts dug deeper into the background of “Himanshu Singroha”.
NEW DELHI: A gamble to secure asylum in North America may have blown the cover of gangster Himanshu Bhau, one of north India’s notorious fugitives. Once the duo deliberately surrendered to immigration authorities to initiate asylum petitions, their biometrics and details were fed into US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tracking system, which set off red flags. Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother, Anmol, too had tried it but was busted. Most-wanted gangster However, his calculated scheme to get himself deliberately detained along with his chief associate, Neeraj Faridpuria, who also was using a fake passport under the name Neeraj Kaushik, triggered their detention. Once the duo deliberat-ely surrendered to immigration authorities to initiate asylum petitions, their biometrics and personal details were fed into the ICE track-ing system. The details on the ICE portal, accessed by TOI , corroborate the details, including the fake name on the passport. They were formally detained and information was shared with Indian agencies. Following confirmation of their detention in a Nevada prison, Indian agencies are working with US authorities to expedite their deportation. A special team is likely to be dispatched to expedite deportation. Download the TOI App.
