Dubey’s relative among 3 held in Kanpur case

Kanpur, July 7

The police on Tuesday arrested three more people for the killing of eight policemen in an ambush at a village near Kanpur, amid a simmering controversy over gangster Vikas Dubey’s alleged links with police and politicians.

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The police appointed an Inspector General (IG) to probe into an unverified letter that surfaced on social media, purportedly written weeks before his death by DSP Devendra Mishra. It had alleged links between the Chaubeypur station officer and the gangster.

Also, Inspector General (Civil Defence) Amitabh Thakur asked the UP police chief to probe the then Kanpur SSP, Anant Deo, now a DIG, to whom the purported letter was sent.

The police said there was no trace of the letter in their records, but they would continue to investigate the matter.

DSP Mishra was among the eight policemen gunned down allegedly by the henchmen of Dubey.

Chaubeypur station officer Vinay Tiwari, mentioned in Mishra’s letter, is among the four policemen suspended for their possible role in tipping off the gangster about his arrest.

The police on Tuesday said they have arrested three more persons — Dubey’s relative Shama, neighbor Suresh Verma and domestic help Rekha.

Rekha’s husband Dayashankar Agnihotri, a key member of the Dubey’s gang, is already behind bars, arrested on Sunday after an encounter. — PTI