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Indian Express
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Fazilpuria shooting: One arrested, police say he rented car, conducted reccee
A Sonepat resident was arrested on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in shooting at 35-year-old singer-rapper Rahul Fazilpuria in Gurgaon on Monday. Around 5.50 pm on July 14, when Fazilpuria was leaving the Fazilpur area in his car, men driving a white Tata Punch car – which had initially trailed him – had opened fire on him. The bullet had struck a pole, and the perpetrators fled in the same vehicle. The Sector 40 Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested Vishal, a resident of Jajal in Sonepat. 'His questioning has revealed that Vishal, along with accomplices, conducted reconnaissance of the victim's routes and locations, staying in various guest houses in Gurugram. On the day of the incident, he tracked the singer-rapper and shared details with his associates, who then executed the shooting,' said an officer. The police said Vishal was also involved in renting the Tata Punch car used in the crime, which has since been recovered. Earlier in the evening, a post surfaced on social media in which a person claimed responsibility for shooting at Fazilpuria. The note said the shooting was the fallout of a financial dispute. 'Greetings to all brothers, I am Sunil Sardhania. The attack that happened on Fazilpuria was a warning from me. If we wanted to kill him, we would have done it outside his office. We want our money back, which Deepak Bhai invested in him, taking money from his acquaintances to make Fazilpuria a celebrity. Deepak Nandal, my brother, invested a total of 5 crores for him', the post, translated from Hindi, read. It added that earlier, Fazilpuria would say that if he did not become successful enough, he would sell his land to repay the money. 'That brother (who lent the money) ruined 10 years of his life for him and also lost 5 crores. Now that his (Fazilpuria's) songs have become hits, he's showing off his political influence and for the last 2 years, he neither picks up the phone nor explains anything to anyone.' The note concluded by issuing an ultimatum, saying that if the money was not returned, an acquaintance of Fazilpuria would be killed every month. A Gurgaon Police spokesperson said they are yet to verify the post and its source. CCTV camera footage had emerged early Tuesday of the Tata Punch car allegedly following Fazilpuria. In his complaint to the police, Fazilpuria has said that he got into his vehicle and escaped unhurt as the assailants could not chase him due to the traffic.
Indian Express
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Singer on Radhika Yadav music video: ‘It's being turned into a Hindu-Muslim issue'
The music video opens with a man riding his bike down a deserted street. As he drives, memories of a lost love surface — tender, black-and-white flashbacks of a smiling young woman flicker throughout. That young woman in the video is state-level tennis player Radhika Yadav — she was killed five days ago, shot dead allegedly by her father at their Gurgaon home. Since her death, the 2.56-minute YouTube video uploaded last January has gone viral — climbing from just 21,000 views on July 11 to over 1 lakh — and with it has come a wave of online trolling and speculation. Though the Gurgaon Police have ruled out any link between the video or Radhika's social media activity and the motive for her killing, both Radhika and her co-star, singer-actor Inamul Haq, have been targeted online. Some users are attempting to communalise the tragedy, drawing false links to 'love jihad.' 'We were in touch just professionally' Inamul, who hails from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, said his name is being dragged unnecessarily into the case. Speaking to The Indian Express from Dubai, where he has been staying for the past three months for business purposes, Inamul said he barely knew Radhika. 'I woke up to the news on July 11. My phone wouldn't stop ringing,' he recalled. 'I called my mother in Aligarh — she was crying. She asked about my relationship with Radhika, and I told her we were only professionally connected.' 'After watching the video, people assumed we were very close, but that's simply not true,' he added. 'People are turning this into a Hindu-Muslim issue… there is no angle of 'love jihad'. Inamul, who began his singing career after participating in the reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs in 2011, has taken part in several other singing reality shows and has acted in two Hindi serials — Crime Patrol and Ashoka. Inamul said he had met Radhika only twice. Their first meeting took place during the player selection exercise for the Punjab Tigers, a team under the Tennis Premier League, in Delhi. 'The owner of the team is Raminder Singh, and the co-owner is actor Taapsee Pannu. I was working as the creative head for the team, tasked with filming players during their trials,' he said. 'My colleague came to me and said that one of the players had a very good screen presence… and she was interested in working in ads, music videos,' Inamul claimed. 'I asked my teammate to stay in touch with her… Later, we (Radhika and I) connected on Instagram. I told her if anything suitable came along, I would let her know,' he added. Inamul said he began planning the Karwaan music video last year. A friend in Canada had liked the song and offered to produce and act in it. A Delhi-based director joined the project, and a WhatsApp group was created to coordinate. Inamul shared two or three profiles, including Radhika's, for the female lead. 'We always ask before sharing an artist's profile. I had sent Radhika the song's audio beforehand, and told her we could offer a small goodwill amount since it was a low-budget project. She agreed to be part of it,' he said. Meanwhile, he said his friend backed out, and Inamul stepped in as the lead. 'We finalised Radhika for the role.' The song was being shot in Greater Noida. 'Radhika came with her mother… During the shoot, Radhika told me her father liked the audio of the song — which meant she had his permission to participate… She looked calm and composed,' he said. He said he shared the song's teaser with Radhika, but she didn't respond. 'I asked her if there was something wrong with the video, and we could re-edit it if needed. She wasn't promoting it and told me that she was busy, which is why she couldn't respond,' he said. He said his last conversation with Radhika was on April 6, during which he offered her a jewellery advertisement, but she recommended her friend for the role instead. Inamul said he is ready to cooperate with the probe. 'I am open to any probe. If they ask for my phone, I will hand it over. The police are free to do whatever is necessary, he added. On Thursday morning, Radhika was cooking when her father, Deepak Yadav, allegedly shot her in the waist with his pistol. Her uncle, Kuldeep Yadav, 46, who lives on the ground floor with his family, said he heard the gunshots, rushed upstairs, found Radhika lying in a pool of blood, and eventually lodged a complaint. The FIR states that Deepak was taunted by villagers in Wazirabad whenever he went to buy milk, saying that he was living off his daughter's income. He had asked her to stop coaching at a tennis academy where she worked, but she refused.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Time of India
‘Galti ho gayi, kshama kijiye': Delhi youths who assaulted bikers in Gurgaon beg for forgiveness
Credit: Gurgaon Police NEW DELHI: Four men were arrested on Tuesday in connection with an attack on a group of bikers on the Dwarka Expressway, during which a high-end sports bike was smashed with a baseball bat, police said. A video released by Gurgaon Police shows the accused apologizing, saying, 'Galti ho gayi, kshama kijiye' (We made a mistake, please forgive us). The incident took place on Sunday when the four accused, travelling in a car, got into an altercation with a group of bikers. As the situation escalated, the men physically assaulted the bikers and vandalized their motorcycles, causing significant damage to one of the bikes. Hardik Sharma, one of the complainants, alleged that the attackers were under the influence of alcohol and demanded compensation for the damages, which he estimated at Rs 4 to 5 lakh. 'The accused were drunk. They began beating Gaurav and Abhinav. When the rest of us tried to ride away, they hit me on the head with a baseball bat and damaged my bike. I was saved only because I was wearing a helmet,' Sharma said. A senior police officer confirmed the arrests and said the accused were being interrogated. However, it has not yet been established whether they were inebriated at the time of the assault.
