India, Nov. 5 -- A probe by a Special Investigation Team into an extortion racket in Kanpur has resulted in the suspension of a deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Rishikant Shukla, 57, over charges of allegedly amassing assets worth in excess of Rs.100 crore.

A government order from the Uttar Pradesh home department dated November 3 has also directed a vigilance probe against Shukla, who is currently posted in Bhogaon, Mainpuri, but who was posted in Kanpur for over a decade till 2009.

The SIT's investigation pointed to the role of a lawyer in Kanpur, Akhilesh Dubey, who operated a network that had close connections with police officials and bureaucrats in the Kanpur Development Authority, and which extorted money by allegedly filin...