KANPUR, Aug. 29 -- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted in Kanpur to probe serious criminal cases, including those involving lawyer Akhilesh Dubey and his associates, has been restructured amidst complaints of bias. The eight-member panel will now be headed by DCP (east) Satyajit Gupta, replacing the earlier team led by DCP (crime), officials said.

The restructuring was done on Thursday evening amid allegations of one-sided investigations and mounting complaints from those under probe. Constituted five months ago under DCP (crime) Qasim Abidi, with ADCP (crime) ADCP (central) and ADCP (LIU) as members, the SIT was tasked with conducting inquiries against Kanpur lawyer Akhilesh Dubey and his associates, leading to FIRs at Barr...