Dr Bansal murder case: Gangster Act slapped against five

STF HAD NAMED SEVEN PERSONS IN THE CASE AMONG WHICH ZAID WAS AT LARGE AND REWARD OF RS 50,000 HAS BEEN DECLARED ON HIM

PRAYAGRAJ: Kydganj police have slapped Gangster Act on the persons accused of killing renowned surgeon Dr AK Bansal who was shot dead in his Jeevan Jyoti Hospital on January 12, 2017. Station House Officer (SHO) of Kydganj police station Manoj Yadav said an FIR under Gangster Act has been registered against main conspirator Alok Sinha, former block pramukh of Chaka Dilip Mishra, Akhtar Katra and shooters Abrar Ullah and Shoaib.

STF has named seven persons in the case among which Zaid is at large and reward of Rs 50,000 has been declared on him. One of the shooters Yasir was killed in gangwar in Pratapgarh earlier. Now Alok Sinha who was granted bail will be arrested under Gangster Act.

The murder was cracked after four and half years by STF. Officials said that education mafia Alok Sinha was sent to jail in a case of fraud by Dr Bansal. Police claimed that to avenge this, Sinha arranged shooters with help of Dilip Mishra, Akhtar Katra and others while in jail.

STF had claimed Alok Sinha, who hails from Bihar, was the mastermind of the killing. The STF officials claimed that Dr Bansal had given Rs 55 lakh to Sinha for admission of his son in a prestigious medical college. However, Sinha failed to get the admission done and even refused to return the money. On Dr Bansal’s complaint, police arrested Sinha.

STF claimed that Sinha subsequently came in contact with gangster Dilip Mishra and history sheeter Akhtar Katra in jail and with their help arranged shooters from Pratapgarh to kill Dr Bansal in return of Rs 70 lakh.