LUCKNOW, Jan. 3 -- Residents of Swastika City in Ahmamau on Sultanpur Road hope the police investigation into a road encroachment controversy will lead to the removal of all illegal occupations within the housing society, including internal roads and the main access road connecting the colony to Sultanpur Road. Deputy commissioner of police (South) Nipun Agarwal said every aspect of the case is under investigation, including the legality of the gunner accompanying Vinay Singh and whether proper authorisation was in place. The residential colony has drawn attention due to the presence of several influential individuals. Mafioso-turned-politician and former MP Dhananjay Singh and his associates have purchased multiple plots in the area. A sprawling bungalow belonging to Alok Pratap Singh, a former police constable and close aide of the ex-MP, is also located in the vicinity. Singh, a key accused in the Codeine cough syrup diversion case, was dismissed from service and is currently in judicial custody. The controversy erupted after aides of the former MP and Vinay Singh, husband of a Mirzapur block pramukh, allegedly attempted to encroach upon an internal road by constructing a wall. Residents protested, accusing the group of using intimidation and force, allegedly at gunpoint. Police registered an FIR at Sushant Golf City police station against former MP Dhananjay Singh, Vinay Singh, his gunner and others on charges including land grabbing and criminal intimidation. According to residents, the recent attempt to block an internal road is not an isolated incident. They claim that several roads and common lands in Swastika City, including the main road linking the colony to Sultanpur Road, have been gradually encroached upon. "With the police and administration team now measuring plots and checking records, we hope all encroachments will be removed. Roads are meant for public use and cannot be taken over by influential people," said a resident, requesting anonymity. Revenue officials have informed the district administration that the disputed road does not feature in government land records. However, residents contend that the road has been in continuous public use for nearly two decades and should have been protected as a public utility. Locals said they have provided the original layout map to the police, which marks plots and roads as they existed when the society was developed about a decade ago. The issue gained attention after residents approached senior police officials alleging biased action by the local SHO, who had initially registered a case against the complainants. The SHO was later attached to police lines following a preliminary inquiry....