Ankit Baliyan’s (centre) courtroom-themed song has emerged as a key probe angle after his killing
Baliyan’s courtroom-themed track, which has crossed 54 million views, described a killing inside a court and referred to accomplices disguised as lawyers and carrying revolvers. Now, investigators are examining whether the song, released in February 2023, somehow drew the singer into a gang war that had begun years before he entered the picture. On Wednesday evening, four assailants on two motorcycles allegedly pumped 18 bullets into the 35-year-old singer as he stepped out of a gym in his hometown of Shamli. A song about Gogi’s courtroom killing The song that investigators are focusing on closely appears to mirror the dramatic circumstances of the September 24, 2021, killing of gangster Jitender Mann alias Gogi inside Delhi’s Rohini court. Two shooters dressed as lawyers had entered the courtroom and fired exactly 18 bullets at Gogi inside room number 207. Their relationship deteriorated during student union elections between 2009 and 2013, when they backed rival candidates. On May 2, 2023, Gogi gang members stabbed Tillu more than 90 times inside Tihar Jail, killing him.
Hours before his death, Baliyan had also shared a social media clip in which he purportedly recited lines about a “murder on the road” and mentioned a “special brother”. The post alleged that Baliyan supported the gang’s enemies and had made a song about the killing of “Gogi bhai”. This is just the beginning; everyone’s turn will come,” the post said. Authorities said Tillu had arranged for the shooters to disguise themselves as lawyers, conducted a recce of court security and supplied weapons. Goldy Brar of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang later claimed the murder on social media as “revenge” for Gogi’s death.
SHAMLI: “Bhari court mein goli marenge meri jaan… The line from Ankit Baliyan’s hit Haryanvi song was written as music, but after the singer was gunned down in Shamli, it has become one of the most chilling threads in the murder investigation. The irony is stark. A social media post purportedly put out by Bholu Shahpuriya, described as linked to the Gogi gang, has since claimed responsibility for Baliyan’s killing. “Ankit was supporting Gogi gang’s enemies and made a song on the incident involving Gogi bhai. He has got his due. Anyone who supports our enemies will meet the same fate. But the alleged gang connection is still a theory, not an established fact. Police retaliated and killed both attackers. Investigators later established that Sunil Baliyan alias Tillu Tajpuria, Gogi’s childhood friend-turned-rival, had orchestrated the hit while lodged in Mandoli Jail. A chargesheet subsequently named Tillu and several others. Baliyan’s song, with its references to an open-court shooting and lawyers carrying revolvers, closely echoed that episode. That connection has now acquired a sinister significance following the singer’s murder. How Gogi and Tillu became rivals The gang war at the centre of the investigation predates Baliyan by more than a decade. Gogi and Tillu, who came from neighbouring villages, had once been childhood friends and studied at Delhi University’s Swami Shraddhanand College in Alipur. What began as a college rivalry eventually spiralled into a bloody gang war. The conflict continued long after the Rohini courtroom killing.
The eerie coincidence of 18 bullets The number of bullets fired at Baliyan has added another unsettling layer to the probe. The Rohini courtroom attack on Gogi involved 18 bullets. Preliminary investigation into Baliyan’s murder indicates that the four attackers also fired 18 rounds at him.
As investigators chase the alleged gang link, Baliyan’s courtroom song has therefore become an uncomfortable piece of the puzzle: a fictionalised account of a notorious gangland killing, released years after the actual shooting, that now sits at the centre of questions surrounding the singer’s own death. The song is being investigated as a possible link, but there is currently no confirmed evidence that it led to Baliyan’s murder. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Meerut | Silver Rate in Meerut | Bank Holidays in Meerut | Public Holidays in Meerut | Meerut AQI | Weather in Meerut | Petrol Price in Meerut | Diesel Price in Meerut | CNG Price in Meerut | LPG Price in Meerut Stay updated with the latest Meerut news.
The Gogi gang has long been aligned with Lawrence Bishnoi and Kala Jathedi, while Tillu’s camp was linked to Neeraj Bawana, the Bambiha gang and Kaushal gang, forming the opposing side of the underworld divide, according to reports. Meerut Zone ADG Bhanu Bhaskar told TOI, “The theory of a fallout of the gang war is strong… His father, Satveer Singh, said: “My son had no enmity with anyone.
Where did Ankit Baliyan fit in? This is now one of the central questions confronting investigators. Baliyan was a Haryanvi singer and YouTuber with a large following among youngsters. His songs frequently featured guns, fights, SUVs, rivalry and defiance. But whether his music merely reflected a popular Haryanvi gangster-themed genre or whether he had actually become involved with one side of the gang conflict remains unclear. The purported responsibility post provides one version of events. It claims Baliyan was supporting the enemies of the Gogi gang and that his courtroom-themed song had angered them. Police, however, have not established that connection. We’ve formed several teams and are working on all possible angles. As far as involvement of a song and the related gang war, we do not have any evidence to establish the same yet. But we have received important leads and will soon arrest the killers and crack the case. That distinction is crucial. Police are now examining whether that similarity is merely a coincidence or whether it carries significance in the context of the alleged gang connection. Around seven specialised teams have been formed to track the killers, while UP authorities have also tasked the UP STF with the investigation. Around four special teams of UP Police, including STF personnel, are operating in Haryana, while the DIG Saharanpur is leading teams from Shamli, Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat. Investigators are also examining whether the Lawrence Bishnoi gang could have any role in the killing. Family rejects enmity theory For Baliyan’s family, however, the gang-war theory is difficult to reconcile with the man they knew. Whatever work he had was in Haryana. We want nothing except the arrest of the killers. The family and residents of Baliyan’s ancestral village Bantikhera staged a protest after the murder, placing his body on the road in Shamli and demanding the immediate arrest of the attackers. Officials eventually persuaded them to clear the road. Whether the song was simply a provocative piece of music, became a source of hostility, or was somehow connected to a much larger gang rivalry is what the police must now establish. Here are more Raksha Bandhan wishes , Bhadra kaal and Shubh Muhurat from The Times of India. Download the TOI App.
Agencies are also analysing Baliyan’s social media activity, including the video he posted hours before his death and another purported video that surfaced on Thursday in which he spoke about his career and past struggles.