Haryana Gangster Himanshu Bhau Detained in the US After Four Year Manhunt, Indian Reports Say

Haryana gangster Himanshu Bhau has been detained in the United States after a manhunt that Indian reports put at four years, according to multiple Indian news outlets reporting on October 24, 2026. The reports say he was apprehended by the FBI in the Las Vegas and Nevada region following inputs from Indian agencies.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has him in custody, according to the reports, and he is reported to be held at the Henderson Detention Center in Henderson, Nevada, together with his associate Neeraj Kaushik, also known as Neeraj Faridpuria. The detention was reported as a joint operation involving the FBI, Indian central agencies and the Haryana Special Task Force. Several of the reports are sourced to unnamed officials, and India is likely to get custody in the coming days, according to sources cited in the reporting.

Who he is

Bhau is 24, and his real name is given as Himanshu Ritoliya, spelled Ritolia in some reports. He belongs to Ritoli village in Rohtak district, Haryana. An Interpol Red Notice was issued against him in August 2023 at the request of Indian law enforcement agencies. He has featured on the wanted lists of the National Investigation Agency, Delhi Police and Haryana Police, and he is wanted in multiple criminal cases in Delhi and Haryana, including murder, attempted murder and extortion.

Investigators have linked his alleged network to a fatal shooting inside a Burger King outlet in Rajouri Garden in west Delhi, a firing incident outside the residence of YouTuber Elvish Yadav, and shooting attacks at car showrooms in Naraina and Tilak Nagar. Those links are allegations reported by outlets, not convictions, and Bhau has not been convicted in connection with them.

He is described as a rival of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and as allegedly associated with the Neeraj Bawana gang. He escaped from a juvenile correctional facility in 2020, and he is accused of running his network from abroad through local shooters directed over encrypted messaging platforms.

What happens next

Indian agencies are coordinating with US counterparts on his return. Authorities are weighing deportation against formal extradition, depending on immigration proceedings and legal grounds, and the reported expectation in India is that custody could follow in the coming days. Until a US or Indian authority confirms the next step on the record, the detention itself remains a reported development rather than a completed transfer.