Family & I safe, says YouTuber Elvish Yadav day after shooting outside Gurgaon home

Three masked men — riding a motorcycle — allegedly fired more than two dozen shots outside the YouTuber’s home on Sunday morning.

The 27-year-old was not at home when the incident happened. No one was injured, said police, even as the bullets hit the first floor and stilt area of the three-storey residential building in Sector 56. Yadav lives on the second floor.The incident was captured on a CCTV camera.

Hours after the incident, the Himanshu Bhau Gang, via a post on Instagram, claimed responsibility for the attack. The YouTuber was targeted, according to the post, as he promoted betting platforms.

The Sector 56 Police Station lodged an FIR on charges of attempt to murder, criminal acts by multiple accused with common intention, and offences under the Arms Act.

Station House Office Vinod Kumar on Monday told The Indian Express that the accused are likely to be nabbed in a day or two. “The Crime Investigation Agency is on it, so are teams from our station and others. We should have news within another two days.”

In his police complaint after the incident, Elvish Yadav’s father on Sunday said: “If we were outside (on the balcony) at that time, we could have lost our lives. We do not have any kind of enmity with anyone and neither have we received any call or message before this.”

The attack marked the second such incident in recent weeks targeting celebrities popular among the city’s youth. Last month, singer and rapper Rahul Fazilpuria allegedly came under fire near the Southern Peripheral Road in Sector 71. He escaped unhurt after assailants, arriving in another car, opened fire as he stood beside his SUV.

Police later arrested a Sonipat resident accused of conducting reconnaissance for that shooting.

When asked if any link has been found between the incident and other similar incidents, including the one related to rapper Fazilpuria, the SHO said, “Nothing so far. Even for the post by the Bhau Gang, our cyber team is on it (checking its authenticity). They tend to post and claim responsibility just like that, without reason sometimes. If they are found responsible, we will definitely nab them.”

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