2 men arrested for brazen Laksar attack on undertrial in police vehicle

The target was Vinay Tyagi, who was lodged in a Roorkee Jail under the Gangster Act, and was being brought before a Laksar court for a hearing

Updated on: Dec 25, 2025, 22:05:38 IST

By Neeraj Santoshi

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DEHRADUN: Two men have been arrested in connection with the audacious attack on a police vehicle escorting a gangster to a Laksar court on December 24, police said on Thursday.

Police said two suspects were arrested from the forests near Sikandarpur village along the Bijnor Highway under the jurisdiction of Khanpur police station (X/nextminutenews7)

The two suspects, were identified as Sunny Yadav alias Shera (28), a resident of Gulzarpur under Kashipur police station in Udham Singh Nagar district, and Ajay (24), a resident of Kharmasa Colony, Kashipur, said Haridwar senior superintendent of police (SSP) Pramendra Dobhal.

The two were arrested from the forests near Sikandarpur village along the Bijnor Highway under the jurisdiction of Khanpur police station.

Their target was Vinay Tyagi, who was lodged in a Roorkee Jail under the Gangster Act, and was in the district to appear before a Laksar court for a hearing.

The suspects, who were on a motorcycle, ambushed the police vehicle when it slowed near the flyover due to traffic congestion. The attackers blocked its path and fired multiple shots at the vehicle, targeting Vinay Tyagi. Two bullets hit Tyagi. Two policemen were also injured in the attack.

SSP Haridwar Pramendra Dobhal said separate police teams were formed, which led to the arrest of the two accused from the forest area.

Dobhal said the two suspects had previously been arrested in a robbery case registered in Kashipur and were out on bail.

Preliminary investigations revealed ongoing financial transactions between Vinay Tyagi and Sunny Yadav, who had been tracking Tyagi’s movements.

“Vinay Tyagi had allegedly been threatening Sunny when the latter demanded repayment of money. Sunny received information that Vinay Tyagi was to be produced before the Laksar court on December 24. Acting on this information, Sunny, along with his associate Ajay, carried out the shooting with the intention of taking revenge,” Dobhal said.

Two illegal pistols have also been seized.

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Neeraj Santoshi
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.Read More

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