Cops say Dubey had properties abroad, ED may launch probe

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has sought details of immovable and movable assets owned by gangster Vikas Dubey — who was killed in a police encounter on Friday — his family as well as his close associates from Kanpur police.
According to police sources, Dubey’s aides had purchased penthouses in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand while Dubey had visited 14 countries in the past three years. One house — a bungalow — he purchased recently in Lucknow is believed to have cost upwards of Rs 20 crore.
The Kanpur gangster is believed to have as many as 11 houses and 16 flats brought under benami transaction (without name) in UP alone, according to sources. A UP police officer told TOI that Dubey is likely to have properties abroad as well since he visited 14 countries in the last three years. “At present, 11 houses and 16 flats that likely belong to Dubey are under scanner. This includes a recent bungalow worth Rs 23 crore which Dubey is supposed to have bought in Lucknow’s Aryanagar.”
In a communique to Kanpur police, the ED on July 7 had given orders to direct an officer to collect details on immovable and moveable assets owned by Dubey, his family members and aides under provisions of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The ED has also asked for details on criminal cases against Dubey.
An intelligence official said it is suspected that Dubey was laundering money for some influential businessmen so his assets would be probed.