Jagran Correspondent | Shamli: In the latest updates regarding the Ankit Baliyan murder case, Shamli police have filed two cases against unidentified social media accounts for spreading misinformation and threatening the victim's family. Assistant Superintendent of Police Sumit Shukla confirmed that at least 20 fake accounts responsible for these rumours have been suspended.

The police so far have killed two shooters, identified as Sumit and Ankit, in an encounter who were carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 each. Meanwhile, the remaining two killers, named Aryan Sandhu and Satyam Kadyan, are on the run. During the investigation, it was revealed that the majority of the fake accounts were created with Kadyan’s username. Currently, police officials are searching for the two and have suspended their social media accounts.

Multiple Fake Videos

In one of the fake videos, posted on August 27, Haryanvi singer Bhupendra Dhingra allegedly claimed the responsibility of Baliyan’s murder. However, Dhingra later made a video and apologised. Additionally, 10 fake IDs of absconding shooter Kadyan were created, and several threats were issued.

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From one of the IDs, a threat was given to blow up Ankit Baliyan's family with a bomb. In another instance, a post was made in the name of Bholu Shahpuria, claiming responsibility for the murder and raising questions on the encounter. As the frequencies of the fake posts were increasing, the cops have now taken strict action on the matter.

Ankit Baliyan Murder

At 6:45 pm on August 26, four shooters fired gunshots at Ankit Baliyan as he came out of Muscles Shri Balaji Gym in Aryapuri of Kotwali area.

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Following this, several people blocked the Verma Market intersection and placed Balliyan’s body in the market till 11:46 pm. Later, the police assured that they would solve the murder case within four days, after which the relatives opened the blockade. The post-mortem of the body was conducted by a panel of two doctors from 2:30 am to 8 am on Thursday.