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Ex-Cop's Luxury Mansion Linked to Cough Syrup Racket
A former police officer named Alok Pratap Singh was arrested on December 2 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
He was connected to an illegal cough syrup racket.
When police searched his big, fancy house, they found expensive things like European decor, designer bags from brands like Prada and Gucci, and Rado watches.
The house is very big, about 7,000 square feet, and cost over ₹5 crore to build.
He has been dismissed from his job twice before.
He is now in jail in Lucknow.
People are wondering how he could afford such a luxurious life.
Alok Pratap Singh, a former UP police constable, was arrested on December 2.
His name surfaced during the interrogation of another accused in an illegal cough syrup case.
Police found European decor, designer bags from Prada and Gucci, and Rado watches in his 7,000 sq-ft Lucknow mansion.
Singh has been dismissed from service twice previously and was reinstated once.
He is currently lodged in Lucknow jail and is linked to a racket that allegedly laundered ₹1,000 crore.
- Who
- Alok Pratap Singh, a former Uttar Pradesh Police Constable
- What
- Arrested and his luxurious mansion searched
- Where
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- When
- Arrested on December 2
- Why
- Linked to an illegal codeine-laced cough syrup racket
Critics
Defenders
Source of Wealth
Critics
Critics question how a former constable could afford such luxury, suggesting corruption.
Defenders
Defenders argue he might have legitimate business ventures.
Key facts
- Name
- Alok Pratap Singh
- Occupation
- Former Uttar Pradesh Police Constable
- Arrest Date
- December 2
- Location
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Current Status
- Lodged in Lucknow jail
- Connection
- Linked to illegal codeine-laced cough syrup racket
- Mansion Size
- 7,000 sq-ft
- Luxury Items Seized
- Prada and Gucci bags, Rado watches
- Estimated Mansion Cost
- Over ₹5 crore
- Previous Dismissals
- Dismissed twice, reinstated once
Quotes
The Skin Doctor
An X user who commented on the situation.
“An entry level man drawing barely ₹40,000 a month, yet living in a house that even the wealthy hesitate to dream of.”
republicworld.com
“India truly is a land of opportunities. All you need is a sarkari job and the shamelessness to drop your morals, something that most Indians will do happily.”
republicworld.com
Sources
European Decor, Prada & Gucci Bags: What Was Found Inside Ex-UP Constable's Jaw-Dropping Lucknow Mansion | WATCH
European-style interiors, 7000-sq-ft home, Gucci & Prada bags – Arrest of ex-cop lifts veil on UP cough syrup probe
