India's most wanted gangster Himanshu Bhau arrested by FBI in the United States

Federal authorities in the USA, with the assistance of FBI, have arrested India's most wanted gangster Himanshu aka "Bhau" Ritolia. A 22-year old gang leader had been running an extensive cross-border extortion and targeted murder racket covering Delhi-NCR, Haryana and Punjab. He is under the Interpol Red Corner Notice of 2023 along with multi-agency bounties issued in India.

Quick rise & criminal record

This gang leader, hailing from Ritoli village in Rohtak District of Haryana, joined the criminal world at 17 years of age.

Juvenile escape: In 2020, he escaped from the juvenile observation home in Hisar town along with 20 other inmates to establish his criminal network rapidly.

Triple murders: He came to national prominence in 2022 for having carried out three murders separately within 24 hours in Haryana.

Multiple charges: More than two dozen active cases are pending against Himanshu, including contract killings, attempted murders, extortion, and illegal possession of firearms.

Shootings in high profile and overseas activities

Indian intelligence agencies tracked down the movement of Bhau up to Portugal before he entered into USA, where he directed his ground-level operatives through a Snapchat application and a virtual VoIP number.

Responsibilities of Bhau's syndicate included involvement in multiple high-profile violence cases throughout Northern India:

Delhi burger king shooting: Commissioning an organised assassination inside a West Delhi commercial property.

Firing on celebrity: Commanding a firing case in the vicinity of residence of popular digital artist Elvish Yadav.

Target assassinations: Organising the assassination of a local board chairman in Beri and the killing of fitness coach Vijay in Delhi.

Bhau syndicate allies & law enforcement bounty

The security forces designate Bhau as one of the most important overseas proxies for the criminal organizations named as Neeraj Bawana and Bambiha syndicate, working directly in rivalry with the Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar syndicates.

Some close allies responsible for running his operations on the ground include Sahil Ritoli, Naseeb alias Daku Kulasia, Aman Bhainswal, and Neeraj Faridpuria.

Prior to his arrest by the FBI, Haryana Police had set a bounty of ₹2.5 lakh for his arrest while Delhi Police declared a bounty of Rs 1 lakh for him. The Indian law enforcement authorities have started extradition proceedings formally through proper diplomatic means.