The police in Kanpur have arrested a distant relative of gangster Vikas Dubey in reference to the gunning down of eight police personnel throughout a raid in Bikru village close to Kanpur on the intervening night time of July 2 and three. With this, the police have arrested all of the accused.
Investigating officer and Kotwali Station House Officer (SHO) Sanjeev Kant Mishra stated the function of 23-year-old Vipul Dubey got here to mild through the investigation. The police claimed that he was amongst those that had fired on the police in Bikru. Deputy Superintendent of Police Devendra Mishra was among the many police officers killed.
Mishra stated the police had been conducting raids to arrest Vipul, whose home was close to the house of Vikas Dubey, since his title cropped up, however he remained absconding. A reward of Rs 50,000 was additionally introduced for data resulting in his arrest.
On Thursday, Vipul was arrested from Kanpur’s Sacheti space whereas he was making an attempt to alter his location. The police claimed to have recovered a country-made pistol and a motorbike from his possession. The 23-year-old doesn’t have a pending felony document, in response to the police.
On July 2, the police staff went to Bikru village to arrest Vikas Dubey in a case of tried homicide. They walked into an ambush and suffered heavy casualties. The shootout lasted until the early hours of the following day, and the next week Dubey was shot lifeless in a shootout with the police that was allegedly staged. Five of the gangsters have been additionally killed in separate alleged encounters within the weeks following the failed raid.
In October, the police filed a chargesheet towards 36 folks, together with two policemen. The law enforcement officials are then Choubeypur SHO Vinay Tiwari, and Sub-Inspector KK Sharma. Both have been suspended and arrested for allegedly tipping off Dubey concerning the raid.
