Slain DySP blew the whistle ongangster’s nexus with local cops

Kanpur: Deputy superintendent of police Devendra Mishra, whose head was severed and his toe chopped off by gangster Vikas Dubey and his men, had blown the whistle and accused the now suspended Station Officer Chaubeypur Vinay Tiwari of shielding the don, and had informed his seniors in March, warning them that the nexus could lead to “grave consequences” if not checked.
The startling revelation came to the fore as a letter written by Deputy SP Devendra Mishra to then SSP more than three months ago went viral on social media on Monday.
TOI could not confirm the veracity of the letter purportedly written by Mishra, who was killed along with seven policemen in Bikru village by Dubey and his 60 aides on Friday. In the letter, Mishra had apprised the SSP about how Tiwari was shielding the gangster and sought action against him.
Mishra said Tiwari was shielding Dubey, an inter-state criminal having more than 150 criminal cases registered against him, including the murder of BJP minister Santosh Shukla in Shivli police station in Kanpur Dehat in 2001.
The Deputy SP had made specific mention of a complaint lodged under Sections 386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt), 147 (punishment for rioting), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (whoever intentionally insults, and thereby gives provocation to any person, intending or knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause him to break the public peace, or to commit any other offence) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of IPC against Dubey at Chaubeypur police station on March 13 2020. Mishra said on finding that the investigation in the said case has led nowhere, a perusal of the same was done and he learnt that IPC section 386 was dropped from FIR by investigating officer Azhar Ishrat on the instructions of SHO Chaubeypur Tiwari.
He further stated that the way in which Tiwari is conniving with the dreaded criminal and sympathizing with him puts a serious question mark on his integrity.
“On the basis of inputs, it is also learnt that SHO is in regular touch with the gangster. And, if SHO doesn’t brings changes in his working style, it could lead to grave
consequences,” Mishra had written.
He had also recommended action against Tiwari for dropping IPC section 386 from the FIR, and not taking action against Dubey with regard to complaint lodged on March 13, 2020 at Chaubeypur police station.
It is suspected that Tiwari may have tipped off Dubey about a police team being on its way to arrest him.
Meanwhile, a 4.5 minute audio clip also went viral on social media — a recorded conversation between Dy SP Devendra Mishra, SSP Anant Deo and SO Vinay Tiwari. TOI could not verify the authenticity of the audio clip.
In the audio, Mishra is clearly heard saying that Tiwari had allowed buffalo thieves caught by villagers to escape. He also complains to SSP about Tiwari showing laxity investigation in a rape case.
Later, SSP Anant Deo is heard reprimanding Tiwari for not taking instructions of the Dy SP seriously and not taking action against criminals.
When TOI asked SSP Dinesh Kumar Prabhu about the letter of deputy SP Devendra Mishra, he said, “A preliminary investigation has been conducted by me in view of the viral letter of deputy SP Devendra Mishra as CO Billhaur. No dispatch or receiving record of letter was found at the Circle Officer Billhaur’s office, SP (rural) office, SSP’s office and clerical office. Then also, we will investigate the genuineness of the letter and the charges. We will take action as per the facts.”