Lucknow, Dec. 2 -- After being on the run for a long time, dismissed Uttar Pradesh Police constable Alok Singh, wanted in the high-profile cough syrup trafficking syndicate case, has finally been arrested.
The UP Special Task Force (STF) apprehended him in the state capital on Tuesday. During initial interrogation, it surfaced that Singh had been preparing to surrender.
Sources revealed that Alok Singh had recently applied for surrender before a Lucknow court. The court was scheduled to hear the matter today, during which the STF was expected to submit its report.
However, STF teams, acting on technical surveillance and credible intelligence inputs, managed to nab him before any courtroom development.
The STF had been actively tracking ...