Kidnapped Kanpur Lab Technician Killed, Say Cops But Body Yet to be Recovered; Family Cries Foul

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday suspended four police personnel, including an additional superintendent of police, for laxity in the investigation into the kidnapping and murder of a 28-year-old lab technician in Kanpur, PTI reported. The police said the man was killed by the kidnappers last month. However, Sanjeet Yadav’s body has not been recovered yet.

Last week, Yadav’s family had alleged that the police failed to stop his kidnappers from escaping with Rs 30 lakh ransom. According to them, the money was given on July 13 and the accused managed to escape despite heavy police presence, NDTV reported.

Circle Officer Vikas Pandey rejected the allegations and the Adityanath government said Additional Director General BP Jogdand will investigate whether ransom was paid by the family or not.