Kanpur, April 4: Sub-Inspector Nitin Yadav has been suspended with immediate effect for his alleged involvement in a flesh trade racket and shielding those linked to it, as police prepare raids in the area following the West Bengal connections of the gang.
The police department has suffered a major setback following the discovery of a gang that lured a young woman into prostitution under the pretext of a job in the Kalyanpur police station area of ​​Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh.
The Gautam Palli police station in Lucknow has been at the center of a major corruption scandal: the entire staff was removed after allegations that they extorted ₹2.5 lakh from a detained man, prompting swift action from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath under his “zero tolerance" policy.
The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ACP) of Police Shiva Singh said on Saturday that during the investigation, SI Nitin Yadav’s role was found to be suspicious. Evidence revealed that the inspector was aware of the immoral trade, but instead of stopping it, he ignored it. He is currently posted at the Sisamau police station. On the instructions of the Police Commissioner, the inspector has been suspended and a departmental inquiry has been ordered due to indiscipline and laxity in his work.
She stated that during the interrogation of the victim and the investigation so far, the name of a man named “Dada,” a resident of West Bengal, has emerged prominently. This same “Dada” lured the young woman from Bengal to Kanpur by promising them a good job and a high salary. Kanpur police have contacted the Bengal police and have initiated further action to arrest the accused.
According to the ACP, the police have already jailed the main accused, Rohit Verma, in this case. The accused is a YouTuber and an identity card from a news portal was also found with him. A list of approximately 20 hotels in the city was also recovered. Police are conducting raids at these hotels and examining CCTV footage and registers to uncover the full extent of this syndicate.