Another Vikas Dubey aide arrested in Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday booked slain gangster Vikas Dubey's aide Rajendra Kumar under the Gangster Act. Police officials said he was hiding at a relative's place in Kanpur Dehat. He was apprehensive of police raids and was changing his location frequently.

Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested another aide of slain gangster Vikas Dubey, who had fired at the police team and tried to set the bodies ablaze after the Bikru ambush on July 3.

ASP, Kanpur rural, Brajesh Srivastava said the aide, Rajendra Kumar, carried a reward of Rs 50,000 and was present during the ambush as per electronic evidence and statements of those arrested.

He was arrested near Chaubeypur police station in Kanpur Dehat in the wee hours of Saturday.

Srivastava said Kumar was hiding at a relative's place in Kanpur Dehat. He was apprehensive of police raids and was changing his location frequently.

In a two-minute video released by the Chaubeypur police, Rajendra Kumar said, "Vikas Dubey had also indulged my son in his crime. I opposed his move, but he had ignored my objection. Vikas called me after getting information that the Chaubeypur police might raid his residence. He also provided me a gun, which I used to fire on the police personnel."

The double-barrel gun used by him to attack the police team has already been seized by Kanpur police.

Sources disclosed that on the night of carnage, Kumar had collected all the bodies of policemen and tried to set them afire.

Till now, a total of eight persons have been arrested, while six, including Dubey, have been killed in different circumstances.