KANPUR: Slain gangster Vikas Dubey, his wife and aides were in possession of SIM cards obtained on IDs of other persons. The startling facts came to fore during investigations carried out by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
Police sources said head of SIT Sanjay R Bhoosreddy has now asked Kanpur police to lodge an FIR in this regard. “After several investigations it has come to light that 11 persons including slain gangster Vikas Dubey, his wife Richa and nine other of his aides were using SIM cards procured on IDs of other persons,” informed police sources while talking to TOI.
Monu, an aide of gangster Vikas Dubey, was using SIM procured by Shashikant, who is son of Prem Kumar, who was killed in an encounter along with Atul on July 3 morning soon after Bikru blood bath. At present Shashikant is languishing in jail. Similarly, Arvind Trivedi was using SIM card procured against the name of Santosh Kumar. Vikas Dubey’s wife Richa was using SIM procured in the name of Mahesh of Nigohan Lucknow. Likewise, Raju Bajpai was using SIM of Deepak Bajpai, Shanti Devi was using SIM of Jairam, Shiv Tiwari of Maneesh Yadav, Amar Dubey’s widow was using SIM of Gayatri Tiwari, Rekha Agnigotri of Kshama Devi, Vishnupal of Chandra Pal Yadav and Vikas Dubey’s brother of Daya Agnihotri, the sources added.
ADM City Atul Kumar told reporters that after receiving a letter from SIT, they had forwarded it to SSP/DIG Kanpur Dr Preetinder Singh for action in this regard.
“We have received a letter and soon action would be initiated against the accused,” said the SSP/DIG.