Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh): In yet another shocking detail emerging from the Vikas Dubey case, it has come to light that the gangster was not even listed among the top 15 criminals of the Kanpur Nagar district.
In a list put up at the Kanpur SSP's office, the 'top 15 criminals' of the district have been named. Shockingly however, gangster Vikas Dubey finds no mention in the list, despite the fact that he has 60 cases registered against him in Chaubeypur police station alone.
Dubey had been booked for murder, attempt to murder and even under the Gangster Act earlier.
This comes at a time when the police are probing into the allegations of links between the now suspended Chaubeypur station officer and the gangster, who is now carrying a reward of Rs 2.5 lakh on his head.
A purported letter that DSP Devendra Mishra wrote weeks before his death, surfaced on social media, and alleges that station officer Vinay Tiwari had got a serious charge against Dubey dropped.
Billhaur Circle Officer Devendra Mishra was among the eight policemen killed in an ambush by the gangster henchmen at Bikru village near Kanpur early Friday morning.
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Police suspect that Vinay Tiwari may have tipped off Dubey that a police team was on its way to arrest him.
The letter supposedly written by Mishra carries no serial number or date but a senior officer indicated that police are looking into the allegations.
Kanpur Range IG Mohit Agarwal said they have sought the file from the SSP office.
"We came to know about the seriousness of the allegations through the media. We will verify these and appropriate action will be taken. Let us understand the entire incident and then we will brief you with the action," he told reporters.
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