Man who filed case against Vikas Dubey missing with family

KANPUR: Rahul Tiwari (36), a whistleblower who had raised voice against gangster Vikas Dubey, has been missing under highly mysterious circumstances with his wife and children besides his sister-in-law for the past 13 days. Police have launched a search to trace the missing persons, considering threat to their life.
To recall, a police team went to Bikru village to nab Dubey on July 2 & 3 night on the FIR lodged by Rahul on June 30.
The team, led by deputy superintendent of police Devendra Mishra, was attacked by the gangster and his aides in which eight police personnel including DSP Mishra were killed. Police sources said that Tiwari, besides being a complainant, is also the prime witness in the case.
Tiwari had dared to lodge a complaint against the gangster at the local Chaubeypur police station. Tiwari in his complaint had stated that Dubey was trying to illegally occupy his in-laws’ ancestral land in the name of his relatives in Mohini Nevada village.
Prior to that, on June 27, the aides of Vikas had thrashed Tiwari and taken away his motorcycle. Tiwari had then also lodged a complaint in this regard with Chaubeypur police station, but the police did not take any action.
Sources said that on July 1, the then SHO of Chaubeypur police station along with 4 cops had reached Tiwari’s village Jadepur for questioning, but they did not take him to the police station and instead reached Dubey’s village, Bikru.
When the police reached Bikru, Dubey allegedly reprimanded all the policemen. After that, Tiwari was mercilessly beaten up by Vikas and his aides.
The police, who are probing the disappearance, have questioned several friends and relatives of Tiwari, but to no avail.
The last time Tiwari had spoken to his mother Suman was on July 2, the day when the ambush had taken place.
Senior superintendent of police Dinesh Kumar P said that Tiwari’s life is also in serious danger. “A team led by Deputy SP Sookshm Prakash is searching for him and his family members.”