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A very shocking and organized crime case has come to light from Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Gorakhpur Police has exposed an interstate gang which used to trap innocent youths from other states on the pretext of marriage.
It is alleged that this gang used to call boys from outside states to Gorakhpur, first arrange fake marriages for them, and then take them hostage by pretending to be police officers. After this, huge sums of money were extorted by threatening the victim youth and their families. To curb the dangerous activities of this organized gang, the police took major action against eight members including the leader. gangster act A case has been registered under (Gangster Act).
How did this gang work? From fake marriage to extortion by posing as fake police
The functioning of this gang operating in Chiluatal police station area of Gorakhpur was very vicious and organized. Police investigation revealed that:
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Marriage hoax: The main leader of the gang, Ankur Singh, along with his associates, used to target those youths from other states (like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh etc.) who were not getting married. They were called to Gorakhpur with the lure of marriage.
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Fake marriage and hostage taking: After being brought here, a fake marriage was staged with the help of female members of the gang and other associates. As soon as the marriage was over, other male members of the gang would suddenly enter there and call themselves senior officers of Uttar Pradesh Police.
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Extortion of huge amount: The victims were held hostage with threats of legal action, jail, and false rape charges. After this, money worth lakhs of rupees was collected by contacting his family members on phone.
Gang chart approved, case registered against these 8 accused
As part of the special campaign being run against organized crimes and criminals, under the direction of Superintendent of Police North (SP North) and supervision of Area Officer (CO) Campierganj, Chiluatal police station prepared the complete ‘gang chart’ of this gang.
After getting the green signal and approval from the District Magistrate (DM Gorakhpur) against all the 8 members of the gang. Uttar Pradesh Gang Bands and Anti-Social Activities Prevention Act, 1986 Strict action was taken under. According to the list released by the police, the accused named under the Gangster Act include:
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Ankur Singh (gang leader)
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Raju Sharma
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Dhirendra Yadav alias Tuntun
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Ravi Chaudhary
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Munna Jaiswal
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Navami Sharma
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Shaila Devi
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Neelam Singh
Gang leader Ankur Singh’s long criminal history: 28 serious cases registered against him
According to Chiluatal Police, Ankur Singh, the leader of this inter-state gang, is a very vicious and professional criminal. According to police records, from the year 2006 to 2026, approximately 28 serious criminal cases Are registered.
Ankur Singh has previously been facing cases under several serious sections like Murder, Attempt to Murder, Robbery, Aggravated Robbery, Gangster Act, Arms Act (possessing illegal weapons), NDPS Act (narcotics trafficking) and theft. The other seven members of the gang also have a past criminal history and several cases of fraud and extortion are registered against them.
There was an atmosphere of fear in the area, now police will investigate the properties
Gorakhpur Police says that due to these illegal and immoral activities of this gang, an atmosphere of deep fear and terror was created among the local people and people coming from outside. Any victim was hesitant to come forward and lodge a complaint due to fear of stigma and police.
With the aim of ending this terror and completely preventing such heinous organized crimes in future, Gangster Act has been imposed on all of them. Police has made it clear that now under this law, financial investigation is being done on the illegally acquired properties and bank accounts of all the members of the gang, which will soon be confiscated.
