A 25-year-old gym owner was shot dead and a young woman injured after two motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire indiscriminately near Fawara Chowk (Fountain Chowk) in Haryana’s Hansi town on Thursday morning, police said. Police added that the attackers fired about 10 shots from close range before fleeing.
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According to police, the deceased, identified as Kapil Ridhu, was a resident of Jind district and was running a gym near Krantikari Chowk in Hansi. “On Thursday, around 5.30 am, Ridhu was conducting a morning exercise session with a group of customers on the stairs outside a row of shops near Fawara Chowk when two men arrived on a motorcycle and fired several shots from close range, hitting Ridhu in the head and back. He collapsed immediately and succumbed to his injuries,” a police officer said.
A woman who participated in the exercise, called Sheikha, sustained minor injuries and was taken to a private hospital in Hisar.
Meanwhile, a social media post by a man who identified himself as Harry Boxer – allegedly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang – claimed responsibility for the killing.
The post alleged that Rideau was a conspirator in the February 2025 shooting incidents in Sheikhupura and Dhani Buria.
Police said Rideau was never named as a defendant in those cases. “The matter is under investigation,” Hansi SP Vinod Kumar said.
He added that Kapil is facing four criminal cases, one assault case, two murder cases and a case under the Arms Act. He was arrested in all these cases and is out on bail.
