Baliyan was shot dead on August 26 after emerging from a gym in Shamli and walking towards his car.
Additional superintendent of police Sumit Shukla said police had identified around 16 fake social media handles allegedly involved in spreading rumours using fake accounts. Baliyan was shot dead on August 26 after emerging from a gym in Shamli and walking towards his car. Police identified some of the accused on August 29. Two of them, Mohit and Sumit, were killed in a police encounter in Shamli early on August 31. Mohit had at least 14 criminal cases against him, while Sumit had one, police said. Later, police increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of the two absconding shooters, Satyam and Aryan, to Rs 1 lakh each from Rs 50,000.
Police sources said two messages were posted on social media in the name of gangsters, threatening to kill more people following the murder of Haryanvi singer Ankit Baliyan. Police had earlier said four assailants riding two motorcycles opened fire on him. MUZAFFARNAGAR: Police in Shamli district on Sunday registered two separate cases against unidentified social media handles for allegedly spreading rumours and creating terror among people in the name of absconding accused in the Ankit Baliyan murder case, an official said.
The cases were registered under the Information Technology Act and an investigation is underway, he said.