ED Files Charge Sheet Against Slain Gangster Vikas Dubey and Associates

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet against deceased Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey, his wife Richa Dubey, and five associates under the anti-money laundering law. The case is rooted in multiple FIRs filed by UP Police, and the ED has also seized assets worth Rs 10.12 crore.

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday revealed that it has filed a charge sheet against deceased Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey, his wife Richa Dubey, and five associates under the anti-money laundering law.

The charge sheet, submitted to a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Lucknow in March, was acknowledged by the court on May 29.

According to the ED's statement, Vikas Dubey and his aides were implicated in several offenses including extortion, land mafia activities, murder, and fraud involving public distribution system (PDS) funds.

The ED's case against Dubey and his associates arises from multiple FIRs filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police.

The criminal proceedings against Dubey gained momentum after eight police officers were ambushed and killed in Kanpur on July 3, 2020, during an attempt to arrest him.

Police reports state that Dubey was killed in an encounter on July 10, 2020, while being transported from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, after an attempt to escape following an accident involving the police vehicle.

As part of the investigation, the ED has attached assets worth Rs 10.12 crore belonging to Dubey, his aide Jay Kant Bajpai, and their family members.

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