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  "id": 3678422,
  "title": "Shot 18 times, killers flee on bikes: What we know about Haryanavi singer Ankit Balyan’s murder in UP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/shot-18-times-killers-flee-on-bikes-what-we-know-about-haryanavi",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T05:13:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/shot-18-times-killers-flee-on-bikes-haryanvi-singer-ankit-balyan-killed-in-ups-shamli-what-we-know-101787806663229.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Cops are also looking into the speculation that Balyan was planning to run for the upcoming panchayat elections in the region",
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Haryanvi singer Ankit Balyan shot dead in UP just 2 hours after he shared video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/haryanvi-singer-ankit-balyan-shot-dead-in-up-just-2-hours-after-he",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:52:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Haryanvi Singer, YouTuber Ankit Balyan Shot Dead Outside Gym In UP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/haryanvi-singer-youtuber-ankit-balyan-shot-dead-outside-gym-in-up",
        "published": "2026-08-27T01:39:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Haryanvi singer-YouTuber Ankit Balyan shot dead outside gym in UP; attackers flee on bikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/haryanvi-singer-youtuber-ankit-balyan-shot-dead-outside-gym-in-up-3643921",
        "published": "2026-08-27T01:49:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "India News Live Updates, 27 August 2026: Haryanvi singer shot dead in UP’s Shamli, Akhilesh Yadav points to ‘caste’ angle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/india-news-live-updates-27-august-2026-haryanvi-singer-shot-dead-in",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:06:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Haryanvi Singer Ankit Baliyan Lip-Synced To A 'Murder' Song In His Last Instagram Video Hours Before He Was Shot Dead In UP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/haryanvi-singer-ankit-baliyan-lip-synced-to-a-murder-song-in-his-last",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:24:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Tragic Irony! Haryanvi singer Ankit Baliyan’s murder chillingly mirrors his own song ‘Bhari Court Mein...’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/tragic-irony-haryanvi-singer-ankit-baliyans-murder-chillingly-mirrors",
        "published": "2026-08-27T05:34:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Haryanvi singer-Youtuber Ankit Balyan shot dead in Uttar Pradesh; SP chief condemns attack on ‘Jats’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/haryanvi-singer-youtuber-ankit-balyan-shot-dead-in-uttar-pradesh-sp",
        "published": "2026-08-27T07:37:55.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}