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Kanpur 1991 Encounter Case: 12 Policemen Booked After CID Exposes Fabricated Plot
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News18•18-10-2026, 15:47
Kanpur 1991 Encounter Case: 12 Policemen Booked After CID Exposes Fabricated Plot
- •A case has been registered against 12 policemen including then SHO Vidyasagar Tripathi after a CID investigation exposed a 1991 fake encounter in Kanpur.
- •Complainant Dev Prasad Pathak alleged that his brother and 11 others were framed in false cases for refusing to provide a free plot.
- •Statements from a DCM driver and cleaner proved crucial, revealing that individuals were picked up and forced into fabricated robbery scenarios.
- •Out of 18 initially accused policemen, six have passed away, and charges under eight sections have now been filed against the remaining 12.
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A complaint was filed by Dev Prasad Pathak alleging that the then SHO Vidyasagar Tripathi and his team framed 12 individuals, including the complainant's brother, in false cases after they refused to give a free plot.
The CID investigation relied heavily on statements from DCM driver Umashankar Pasi and cleaner Bujendra Singh, who contradicted the police version by stating they were forced to transport victims to the Maharajpur police station.
A total of 18 policemen were originally named in the case, but since six of them passed away, a formal FIR has been registered against the remaining 12 accused personnel.
