Haryana: Faridabad Crime Branch arrests accused in firing outside Elvish Yadav's Gurugram residence; injured in police encounter

Faridabad (Haryana) [India], September 4 (HBTV): The Faridabad Crime Branch arrested the accused involved in the firing incident outside the residence of YouTuber and actor Elvish Yadav in Gurugram on August 17. The accused has been identified as Ishant, also known as Ishu Gandhi.

According to police, the arrest followed an encounter during which the accused allegedly fired more than six rounds from an automatic pistol at the police. He sustained a gunshot wound in the leg and was hospitalised.

The firing incident occurred on Sunday morning when unidentified men opened fire outside Elvish Yadav’s residence in Gurugram’s Sector 57. Elvish’s father, Ram Avtar Yadav, said the family was shaken by the attack.

‘We heard a sound around 5.30 in the morning. When we came outside and looked, we saw that bullets had been fired here. Then we immediately checked the CCTV. We found that there were two people involved for sure, and probably a third one too. We informed the police. These people fired more than 15 rounds,’ Ram Avtar Yadav said.

He added that Elvish rarely stays at the Gurugram residence due to work commitments. ‘Elvish comes here rarely. Usually, he stays away due to his work. Elvish is fine, I spoke to him. May God give wisdom to the people who did this. Naturally, we feel scared,’ he said.

Gurugram Police confirmed that more than a dozen rounds were fired during the incident. ‘Three masked miscreants opened fire outside the residence of YouTuber and Big Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav in Gurugram’s Sector 57. The incident took place at around 5:30 AM. More than a dozen rounds were fired. Elvish Yadav was not at his residence at the time of the firing,’ said Sandeep Kumar, PRO, Gurugram Police.

(ANI)