Kanpur, Feb. 25 -- Cash worth Rs.41.30 lakh, jewellery worth several lakhs of rupees and key evidence related to 21 criminal cases have mysteriously gone missing from the 'malkhana' or storehouse of the Govind Nagar police station here, officials confirmed. These items disappeared more than two years ago.

Most of the missing cash was recovered during raids on gambling dens and cybercrime operations. The missing evidence included forensic and viscera reports, two mobile phones, and documents related to cases of murder, attempted murder and offences under the POCSO Act, the officials said.

The prime suspect in the case is sub-inspector Dinesh Chandra Tiwari, who is currently posted at the Chowk police station in Lucknow. Tiwari served as ...