Two shooters associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang were killed in an encounter with police in Bahadurgarh, in Haryana's Jhajjar district, while a police constable was left seriously injured. Gunfire echoed through the Balaur bypass area after a joint team from the Delhi Special Cell and the Haryana STF confronted the two wanted shooters.
How the encounter unfolded
Police had received specific intelligence that the two men were armed and planning to carry out a major crime in Bahadurgarh. Acting on this input, the Bahadurgarh STF and the Counter Intelligence unit of the Delhi Police Special Cell jointly laid a cordon around the Balaur bypass. As the police closed in, the two accused opened fire without warning. Officers returned fire in self defence, and around 12 to 13 rounds were exchanged between the two sides. Within minutes, both men were critically wounded and later died during treatment.
Who were Pravesh and Himanshu
The men killed have been identified as Pravesh, son of Jai Prakash, a resident of Tibba Danasher village in Hisar, and Himanshu, son of Sushil Kumar, a resident of Jakhod Kheda village, also in Hisar district. Both carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh each and were listed in police records as shooters linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. They had been on the wanted list for a long time and were named in FIR number 379, dated 11.06.2026, registered at City Hansi police station.
Link to the murder of a gym owner
STF SP Vikrant Bhushan said Pravesh and Himanshu were the main accused in the murder of gym owner Kapil, killed in broad daylight in Hansi last month. Police had been searching for the pair since that killing. According to the officer, the two had been evading arrest for a considerable period and had now arrived in Bahadurgarh to carry out a fresh crime.
Injured constable, and four officers who had a narrow escape
During the exchange of fire, a police constable was seriously injured after being hit by a bullet and was immediately referred to a higher medical centre following first aid. Four other policemen had a narrow escape, as bullets fired by the accused struck their bulletproof jackets. Officers noted that any delay in the retaliatory action could have led to bigger losses.
Senior officers reach the spot, press briefing planned
Senior police officers rushed to the scene as soon as news of the encounter broke, and the entire area was cordoned off for investigation. Police said all facts related to the encounter would be made public at a press conference later in the afternoon. According to police sources, the two accused had been constantly changing hideouts since the Hansi murder and had come to Bahadurgarh at the behest of the gang to become active again.
