Kanpur: Rajendra Mishra, an aide of gangster Vikas Dubey who was carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 for information about his whereabouts, has been arrested in Shivrajpur area.
Superintendent of Police Brajesh Srivastava said Mishra was wanted under sections 147, 148, 149, 302, 307, 394, 120b, 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act (CLA) and 3/25 Arms Act in connection with Bikru shootout on July 3 in which eight policemen were killed."
The officer said Mishra was caught near a factory on Sunday while he was going to seek help from an acquaintance over plans to surrender to the authorities.
During questioning, Mishra broke down and confessed that he and his son had opened fire from a pistol at the police party on July 3.
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Mishra's son Prabhat, who was also named in the case, was arrested from Haryana's Faridabad a week after the shootout and was gunned down by police when he tried to escape.
Srivastava further said, the accused, who had confessed to the crime, besides his son, also named others - including gangster Vikas Dubey, Amar Dubey, Atul Dubey, Prem Kumar, Prabhat Mishra, Bauwan, Heeru, Shivam, Ziledar, Ram Singh, Ramesh Chandra, Gopal Saini, Akhilesh Mishra, Vipul, Shyamu Bajpai, Rajendra Mishra, Bal Govind and Daya Shankar.
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Most of these suspects have either been killed in encounters or have been arrested. Police said they will try to find where the weapons used in the ambush were hidden or disposed.
