2 men accused of firing outside Disha’s house killed in encounter

Two members of the Rohit Godara-Goldy Brar gang were killed in a police encounter. The operation was conducted jointly by the Haryana Special Task Force (STF), the Uttar Pradesh Police Special Operations Group (SOG) and the Delhi Police Special Cell. The suspects were wanted for allegedly firing outside actress Disha Patani’s house in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.

The encounter took place near Tronica City in Ghaziabad on Wednesday. The assailants have been identified as Ravinder from Kanhi village in Rohtak district, and Arun from Mayur Vihar in Sonepat. Both were close associates of the Rohit Godara-Goldy Brar gang.

Wasim Akram, SP, Haryana STF, said the accused’s connection to Sonepat emerged during the investigation into the firing incident. Acting on a tip-off from the Delhi Police on Wednesday afternoon, joint teams began a search operation near the Sonepat-Ghaziabad border.

The SP said the accused opened fire on the official vehicle of the Sonepat STF. The encounter occurred around 7 pm under the jurisdiction of the Tronica City police station. When police attempted to stop the assailants, they fired at the teams. The police returned fire and the two sustained fatal bullet injuries.

Ravinder had five cases registered against him at various police stations in the state. He was previously associated with gangster Ravi Jagasi and was wanted for a December 2024 incident in which he fired at a police team in an attempt to free Jagasi from custody, an operation during which Jagasi was killed. The police are still investigating the criminal background of Arun from Sonepat.

A reward of Rs 1 lakh each had been announced by Uttar Pradesh Police for information leading to the capture of the two assailants.