The Uttar Pradesh Police announced on Thursday that two aides of gangster Vikas Dubey, the main accused in the Kanpur policemen murders, we...
The Uttar Pradesh Police announced on Thursday that two aides of gangster Vikas Dubey, the main accused in the Kanpur policemen murders, were shot dead in separate encounters, ANI reported.
A deputy superintendent of police, three sub inspectors and four constables were shot dead while trying to arrest Dubey, who has 60 criminal cases against him, in Bikru village, Kanpur, early on July 3. Four others were critically injured. Dubey is still on the run, while the police have either arrested or are conducting investigations against several policemen and gangsters who had helped him. The cash reward for Dubey’s arrest has been increased to Rs 5 lakh.
The two aides who were shot dead on Thursday morning were identified as Prabhat Mishra and Bahua Dubey. Some reports also identified him as Praveen Dubey or Ranbir Dubey.
Mishra was among three people arrested from Faridabad in Haryana on Tuesday. He was being taken to Kanpur when he tried to escape, the police said.
Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said a police van broke down when Mishra and another person were being taken to Kanpur. He took advantage of the situation, snatched pistol from policeman, fired at our men and tried to escape,” Kumar said....
