Kanpur (UP), Sep 24 (PTI) The Kanpur Commissionerate Police has externed former president of Kanpur Press Club Avneesh Dixit and three other individuals for their alleged involvement in organized crime, including attempts to seize government land, an official statement said.

The externment order, which bans Dixit from the district for six months, was issued on Wednesday.

According to the statement, police identified Dixit as the head of an organized gang. Show Full Article

Dixit’s gang has 26 members and that he is accused of land grabbing, extortion, and violence, it said.

According to police records, more than 21 criminal cases are registered against him.

Dixit was arrested on July 28 last year in connection with an attempt to illegally occupy government land in Civil Lines, which i

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