Summary:
The Uttar Pradesh police are investigating a letter reportedly written by the officer who led a failed raid on notorious gangster Vikas Dubey on Friday and was killed along with seven other cops.
A top officer has asked for a thorough inquiry into the letter, which, if found and verified, could be damning evidence of policemen helping the criminal.
Vikas Dubey, allegedly tipped off about the raid by an insider in the police, is missing since the massacre of cops.
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Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh police are investigating a letter reportedly written by the officer who led a failed raid on notorious gangster Vikas Dubey on Friday and was killed along with seven other cops.
A top officer has asked for a thorough inquiry into the letter, which, if found and verified, could be damning evidence of policemen helping the criminal.
Vikas Dubey, allegedly tipped off about the raid by an insider in the police, is missing since the massacre of cops.
Amid controversy and anger over the letter, widely circulated on social media, Kanpur`s police chief claimed on Monday night that it had not been found in police records but a search was on for it.
The letter was reportedly written three months ago by Devendra Kumar Mishra, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) who was shot dead in the ambush by Vikas Dubey and his men, to his superior - then Kanpur police chief Anant Deo Tiwari.
The officer had complained in it about cops helping the gangster, especially Vinay Tiwari, the police officer in charge of the Chaubeypur police station, now suspended.
Mr Mishra had reportedly accused Vinay Tiwari of helping the criminal and shielding him against any possible police action.
The letter called for strict action against the police officer.
"I am aware that such a letter is viral on social media.