Haryanvi singer and YouTuber Ankit Balyan was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside a gym in Shamli district on Wednesday evening, police said.Haryanvi singer Ankit Balyan was shot dead outside Shamli gym in UP. (Instagram@ Ankit Balyan)The incident occurred in the Kotwali police station area as Balyan was leaving the gym, according to officials, as quoted by news agency PTI.Police said the attackers arrived on two motorcycles and fired several rounds at Balyan. He died at the spot.Police teams formedSuperintendent of Police M P Singh said police reached the scene after receiving information about the shooting.Also read | 3 juveniles among 4 detained for firing, machete attack on gym owner"The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, and an investigation is underway. Police teams have been formed to arrest the accused," he said.Police are also examining CCTV footage from the area in an effort to identify those involved in the attack, officials said.Ravi Sharma, gym owner, told news agency ANI, “Ankit Baliyan used to come every day. While he was leaving after his workout around 6.30-6.45 pm, a few miscreants shot at him...There was 15-20 rounds of firing. He was rushed to hospital but he died...”SP chief condemns attack on 'Jats'Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav termed Balyan's killing "highly condemnable", saying the "law and order" situation had been reduced to "zero" and demanded investigation into possible political rivalry.Also read | On cam: Bikers come, rain bullets at gym owner, kill him mid exercise in Haryana's Hansi“ The law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has been rendered null and void in the manner in which popular singer Ankit Baliyan was mercilessly murdered by firing 18 rounds at him in Shamli, spreading fear across the entire region. The news of the grieving mother of the deceased, cradling her son's body in her lap and mourning on the street itself, is heart-wrenching. The Jat community has raised its demand for the arrest of the attackers right on the streets. The entire Jat community of UP considers this an attack on itself and is furious. There is a growing demand for the investigation of this murder case to also be conducted from the perspective of political rivalry. Utterly condemnable,” he wrote on X.Panchayat poll speculationThere was speculation that Balyan was planning to contest the upcoming panchayat polls. However, authorities and his associates had not officially confirmed this immediately, nor was there any confirmation that it was linked to his killing.Also read | Firing outside Delhi gym: Police probe Guru Randhawa link, Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimBalyan's YouTube presenceBalyan had more than 3.66 lakh subscribers on YouTube. He appeared in his videos as a singer and performer, working with different collaborators.Several of his videos featured guns, firearms and SUVs.