The case is being investigated by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Lucknow Police currently. As per Lucknow Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Vishwajeet Srivastava, Amitabh Thakur’s arrest came through on the basis of the evidence collected during the probe.

“He will be produced before the Deoria court as the incident took place there,” said the officer. To ensure a fair and transparent investigation, DCP Srivastava constituted the SIT.

The police sources said that as part of the probe, the team gathered documentary evidence from Deoria, verified the alleged false identities and addresses in Bihar, examined official records, and questioned multiple witnesses.

In March 2021, Thakur, a 1992-batch IPS officer, was given pre-mature retirement from the service by the Union Home Ministry.

According to police, complainant Sanjay Sharma alleged that when Thakur was posted as Deoria SP in 1999, his wife secured the allotment of an industrial plot from the District Industries Centre.

The complaint further alleged that the plot was later sold using the couple’s real names and address, thereby, keeping government agencies, banks, and other stakeholders in the dark for a long period.

The police sources claimed that the SIT found sufficient evidence to proceed against the accused.