Muzaffarnagar, A panchayat has been called by the father of slain Haryanvi singer Ankit Balyan at his residence in Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh on Friday to discuss measures to secure justice for his son.
International Jat Parliament president Manu Choudhary said the gathering at Banthikheda village will also decide the date for a ‘Nyay Maha Panchayat’ to demand the arrest of two absconding shooters and other conspirators involved in Balyan’s murder and raise the issue of alleged lack of cooperation by Haryana Police with investigators from Uttar Pradesh. The panchayat decided that a five-member committee would meet Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to raise their demands, Tikait said. Shamli Additional Superintendent of Police Sumit Shukla on Friday said police were seeking the custody remand of gangster Rakesh alias Pappu, lodged in Karnal jail, for questioning in the murder case.
Balyan suffered five gunshot wounds, including two to the head. Balyan was shot dead on August 26 after he came out of a gym in Shamli and was 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 on August 31. Mohit had at least 14 criminal cases against him, while Sumit had one, police said.
Police had earlier said four assailants riding two motorcycles opened fire on him.
