Cops zero in on adjoining dist gangs
Gangs from Barabanki and Sitapur on police radar, but no arrests so far
LUCKNOW: Gangs from adjoining districts of Lucknow, especially Barabanki and Sitapur, were on police’s radar in the sensational dacoity and murder in twin villages of Kakori.
But no arrest had been made so far.
Around a dozen heavily armed dacoits attacked many houses in Baniyakheda and Katauli villages of Kakori on January 20-21 intervening night and shot dead Abhishek alias Komal, son of Hari Shankar Yadav, village head of Katauli. They looted cash and valuables worth ₹10 lakh from five houses and injured nine people.
Gangs from Sitapur and Barabanki were involved in previous incidents of dacoity on the city’s outskirts.
“Gangs from Sitapur and Barabanki were involved in previous incidents of dacoity. In most of the cases, gangs from Sitapur were found to be responsible,” said a senior police official.
Abhay Prasad, additional DGP (Lucknow zone), alerted district police chiefs of Barabanki, Sitapur, Hardoi, Unnao and Rae Bareli.
“Police teams have been constituted to nab the miscreants. There will be a breakthrough in the case soon,” said Deepak Kumar, SSP.
However, even after 24 hours of the sensational dacoity, no arrests could be made despite many police teams being on the trail of criminals.
There was a high probability of dacoits leaving the city limits and taking refuge in adjoining districts. In such a scenario, it would not be easy for the police of nab them.
“Tracing the dacoits in adjoining districts is no mean job,” said a member of the police team.
Dacoity incidents in the state capital in quick succession have
› Police teams have been constituted to nab the miscreants. There will be a breakthrough in the case soon.
DEEPAK KUMAR, senior superintendent of police, Lucknow
raised serious questions on the law and order scenario here.
On December 24 and 25, 2017, dacoits had stormed a house in Chinhat’s Juggaur locality. On the same night, a dacoity took place in Barabanki village, hardly two kilometres from Chinhat.
“In the absence of cops during night hours in winters, villagers became vulnerable to dacoits. Kakori police did not bother to regularise night patrolling,” said a police personnel entrusted with the task of nabbing criminals.