4 UP Cops Suspended For “Tip-Off” To Gangster Wanted In Cops’ Killing

Kanpur:

Three extra Uttar Pradesh policemen have been suspended over allegations of being informants of Vikas Dubey, a infamous gangster needed for the killing of eight cops on Friday. Two sub-inspectors and a constable of Kanpur’s Chaubepur police station that was attacked by gangster Vikas Dubey and his males on Friday are accused of alerting the felony to the raid on Friday morning. A case will even be lodged in opposition to them in reference to the killing of the cops, Kanpur Senior Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar P mentioned.

With this, 4 policemen, together with Vinay Tiwari, Station In-Charge of the Chaubepur police station, have been suspended on fees of spying for the gangster.

At current, 30 policemen are being investigated for hyperlinks with the gangster.

So far, investigators have questioned two law enforcement officials of Deputy SP rank and plenty of subordinate employees. Some of the officers are being questioned for not appearing in opposition to Vikas Dubey, whose identify by no means figured within the record of high 10 criminals of Kanpur.

Vikas Dubey faces 60 felony circumstances, together with 20 circumstances of homicide and try to homicide and no less than 19 circumstances of rioting.

The Chaubepur police station employees are suspected of leaking information to Dubey, whose affiliate was arrested lately. The affiliate has reportedly instructed the police that his boss “received a tip-off from the police about the impending arrest, after which he called in reinforcements and ambushed the 50-member police team”.

An worker of an area energy station has mentioned energy was disconnected within the space after orders from the highest, indicating a conspiracy. The station in-charge of Chaubepur police station, Vinay Tiwari, has been suspended. He additionally fled the scene when police workforce reached Vikas Dubey’s village to arrest him.

“All the employees of the local Chaubepur police station are under investigation to ascertain how Vikas Dubey got information of police movement to his village. Strict action will be taken against those found guilty,” Kanpur Inspector General Mohit Agarwal mentioned on Sunday.

Police are additionally exploring the caste angle in native police shielding Vikas Dubey.

“The money reward for the arrest of Vikas Dubey has been elevated to Rs 2.50 lakh by UP Director General of Police HC Awasthy,” Additional Director General Law and Order Prashant Kumar instructed PTI.