New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has filed a chargesheet under the anti-money laundering law against slain Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey, his wife Richa Dubey and five associates.

The prosecution's complaint was filed before a special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Lucknow in March and the court took cognizance of it on May 29, the federal agency said in a statement.

The ED alleged that investigation found that Vikas Dubey along with his associates was involved in various crimes such as land mafia, extortion, murder and embezzlement of funds meant for the Public Distribution System (PDS).

ED's money laundering case against Vikas Dubey and others is linked to multiple FIRs of UP Police.

The criminal cases against Vikas Dubey gained momentum when eight police personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, were ambushed in Bikaru village of Kanpur district after midnight on July 3, 2020, when they were on their way to arrest the gangster.

According to police, Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter on July 10, 2020, when a police vehicle carrying him from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh to Kanpur met with an accident and he tried to escape.

ED had also attached assets worth Rs 10.12 crore of Vikas Dubey, his associate Jaikant Bajpai and their family members as part of this investigation.