Overview
- A government order dated November 3 directed the Vigilance Establishment to open a comprehensive probe, with the case also forwarded to the DGP headquarters for departmental action.
- The SIT reports 12 properties in Rishikant Shukla’s name valued at about Rs 92 crore, with three more traced through his PAN records pending document recovery.
- Investigators say 11 shops in Kanpur’s Arya Nagar registered to associate Devendra Dubey are allegedly benami holdings for Shukla.
- SIT sources allege a construction company involving officers Santosh Singh and Vikas Pandey with relatives of Akhilesh Dubey functioned as a front to launder illicit funds into real estate.
- The SIT has summoned the accused officers to record statements, and Shukla, posted in Bhogaon, Mainpuri, denies the allegations.