Himanshu Bhau, wanted gangster from Haryana, arrested in US

Haryana gangster Himanshu Bhau, one of India’s most-wanted fugitives and another gangster Neeraj Faridpuria have been arrested in the United States, sources said. The two were arrested together in Las Vegas on October 22 following inputs from the Haryana Special Task Force (STF). The action was carried out with the assistance of the US immigration enforcement agency (ICE). Haryana STF is in touch with US authorities and central agencies to secure their deportation to India.
Bhau, whose real name is Himanshu Ritoliya, hails from Ritoli village in Haryana’s Rohtak district. He is alleged to have built a criminal network operating across Delhi-NCR, Haryana and Punjab while remaining abroad. An Interpol Red Notice was issued against him in August 2023 at the request of Indian law enforcement agencies. He has been on the wanted lists of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Delhi Police and Haryana Police. Bhau is reportedly associated with the Neeraj Bawana gang and has been involved in a violent rivalry with the Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldy Brar network, according to reports on the gang’s activities.According to the police, he obtained a passport using forged documents before leaving India.
Neeraj Faridpuria, a resident of Haryana's Palwal district, was also living in the US at the time of his arrest. More than 25 criminal cases have been registered against him. Haryana Police had earlier arrested Neeraj following an encounter in 2012. In 2015, a court sentenced him to life imprisonment in a murder case. However, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted him bail in 2019. His name later surfaced in the June 26, 2019 murder of Congress state spokesperson Vikas Chaudhary in Faridabad. After that, he allegedly fled to Canada via Dubai. He was later given charge of the Bambiha gang in Canada, a rival of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Neeraj later moved to the United States, where he was allegedly working alongside the Himanshu Bhau gang. He had also claimed responsibility for the firing incident outside YouTuber Elvish Yadav's residence