Written by Aiswarya RajDehradun | December 28, 2025 04:18 AM IST 2 min readThree days after history-sheeter Vinay Tyagi was shot at, allegedly by two former members of his gang, he died Saturday morning at AIIMS Rishikesh.Tyagi was allegedly being driven to Laksar court on Wednesday when the police vehicle got stuck in a traffic jam. He had sustained injuries to his shoulder, hand and chest, suffered damage to organs, and was on ventilator support. After the post-mortem, his body will be handed over to his family, police said.The accused — Sunny Yadav and Ajay Sain, both arrested — allegedly belonged to Tyagi’s gang, with police claiming they carried out several crimes together. Hailing from Muzaffarnagar, Tyagi was raised in Meerut and had around 60 cases against him in Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Haridwar, Ghaziabad, Delhi and Dehradun, among other cities.The killing came months after Tyagi’s family alleged that he was being framed and targeted “to save other individuals”. The allegations relate to a September case involving the theft of gold and silver worth Rs 4 lakh from an acquaintance’s car, in which Tyagi was allegedly arrested and later transferred in connection with another case.In response, Tyagi’s family claimed the allegations were meant to frame him, saying he had “stole the entire loot and was going to hand it over to the ED”. They also alleged there was “a plan to kill Vinay while taking him to court” and claimed the “involvement of Uttarakhand Police”.“Tyagi refused to share the loot, and the duo harboured revenge and planned to kill him,” said Haridwar Rural SP Shekhar Chand Suyal.Police claimed that, prima facie, they have not found any larger gang links.Story continues below this adMeanwhile, the three officers who accompanied Tyagi were suspended from service .Aiswarya Raj is a Senior Correspondent for The Indian Express, one of India's most respected media houses, specialising in in-depth coverage of Uttarakhand and the Himalayan region. Her work focuses on delivering essential, ground-up reporting across complex regional issues. Aiswarya brings significant journalistic experience to her role, having started her career at The Indian Express as a Sub-Editor with the Delhi city team. She subsequently developed her reporting expertise by covering Gurugram and its neighboring districts before transitioning to her current focus. She is an accomplished alumna of the prestigious Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) and the University of Kerala. Her reporting is characterized by a commitment to narrative journalism, prioritising the human element and verified facts behind critical events. Aiswarya’s beats demonstrate deep expertise in state politics, law enforcement investigations (e.g., paper leak cases, international cyber scams), human-wildlife conflict, environmental disasters, and socio-economic matters affecting local communities. This specific, sustained focus on critical regional news provides the necessary foundation for high trustworthiness and authoritativeness on topics concerning Uttarakhand. ... Read MoreStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Dehradun