Notorious Gangster Vinay Tyagi Shot While Being Taken To Court, Uttarakhand ADGP Orders Immediate Arrest Of Attackers

Rishikesh: Notorious criminal Vinay Tyagi, lodged in Uttarakhand's Roorkee Jail under the Gangster Act, was attacked in a sensational incident on Wednesday. The incident occurred when unidentified assailants opened fire on him while he was being taken to the Laksar court in Haridwar for a hearing.

After the life-threatening attack, Vinay Tyagi was admitted to AIIMS Rishikesh for treatment. In view of security concerns, police have carried out barricading outside the trauma centre. According to the SSP Haridwar Pramendra Singh Dobal, the gangster sustained two bullet injuries.

Following the attack, the gangster's daughter, Tanvi Tyagi, while speaking to ANI at AIIMS Rishikesh, claimed that the family had a vague idea of Tyagi's life being in danger as they were constantly being "harassed and pressured" to cut ties with him.

"This morning, my father was shot between 12:30 pm and 12:45 pm, when he was in police custody, and was taken to the court for a remand date. We knew that his life was in danger because our entire family was being harassed. We were being told not to go to meet him. Today was his remand date. We anticipated something like this might happen, so we filed an application for security with the court, which the judge approved. The judge passed the order. The judge sent an email, faxed and called. He said that extra security should be provided to him. But this is what happened to him today," she said.

She further claimed, "The judge called the police and asked them to record his statement, but the police said he is not in condition to record a statement. I met him a while ago. Although he was not well, he was in such a condition that he could have given his statement."

Uttarakhand Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) V Murugesan has ordered the police officials in Haridwar to immediately arrest the criminals involved in the attack on notorious gangster Vinay Tyagi.

ADGP (Law and Order) V Murugesan told ANI over the phone that strict instructions have been issued to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Haridwar Pramendra Singh Dobal to immediately arrest the criminals involved in the life-threatening firing attack on notorious gangster Vinay Tyagi, who is lodged in Roorkee Jail under the Gangster Act, while he was being taken to the Laksar court for a hearing.

The ADG further told ANI that if the accused involved in the incident are not arrested, action will be taken against the responsible police personnel.

Speaking to ANI, SSP Pramendra Singh Dobal said, “A notorious criminal, being brought from Roorkee jail in Haridwar district to Laksar court for a hearing, was suddenly fired upon by two men in broad daylight on the Laksar flyover. Vinay Tyagi and two police officers were injured in the attack and are being treated at Laksar Hospital. Vinay Tyagi, has been referred to a higher medical center.”

"While en route, near the Laksar flyover, unidentified individuals, who were lying in wait, arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire on the police vehicle when the policemen got down from the vehicle during a traffic jam," he added.
Haridwar SSP said that there are over two dozen cases registered against Vinay Tyagi.