Arrest of a dismissed police constable in connection with the codeine-laced cough syrup case in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow has revealed a trail of European-style interiors and spiral staircases to handbags of major brands Prada and Gucci, Rado watches, which were seized by officials.

According to a report by news wire PTI, the 7,000-sq-ft home of the constable has ornate European-style interiors and spiral staircases, plus vintage-style lights.

UP Police's Special Task Force arrested constable Alok Pratap Singh, who has been dismissed from service twice, on 2 December. The dismissed constable's name cropped up during the interrogation of another accused, Amit Kumar Singh alias Amit Tata, in the ongoing probe into the cough syrup racket. He is currently lodged in Lucknow jail.

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