Uttar Pradesh: ED attaches property worth Rs 10.12 crore linked to gangster Vikas Dubey, his aides

LUCKNOW: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday attached 28 immovable properties worth Rs 10.12 crore belonging to gangster Vikas Dubey and his associates under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
The ED had lodged a PMLA case against Vikas Dubey and his aides on September 14, 2020.
Vikas Dubey, his family members and his associates have been booked.
“Vikas Dubey and his aides were involved in various offences like organised crime, land mafia, corruption and embezzlement of the funds meant for Public Distribution System (PDS). Statements of the accused persons were recorded and their ITRs and bank accounts were scrutinized. Most of the accused persons are in jail. Their statements were recorded in jail,” an ED officer said.
The attached properties are in Kanpur and Lucknow.
On the night of July 2, 2020, a police team that went to the house of Vikas Dubey in Bikru village for a raid, was attacked by the latter and his aides.
Eight policemen, including the then CO of Bilhaur, Devendra Mishra, were killed by the gangster and his aides in the attack.
Later, the police, in back-to-back encounters, had killed six accused, including Vikas. About 50 accused, including some cops, are in jail.