Gangster Dubey’s key aide arrested after encounter

Kanpur: In a significant breakthrough, police arrested Daya Shankar Agnihotri, a key accomplice of gangster Vikas Dubey who lived with him in his house in Bikru village, after a pre-dawn encounter in Kalyanpur area on Sunday.
A country-made pistol of 315 bore and bullets were recovered from Agnihotri.
Police laid a trap near Jawaharpuram Puliya in Kalyanpur area following a tip-off and tried to stop Agnihotri around 4.30am.
“When the police team tried to stop Daya Shankar, he tried to flee and started firing at them. In the exchange of fire, he sustained bullet injury in his leg, fell down and was arrested,” said SSP Dinesh Kumar P.
SSP had announced a reward of Rs 25,000 each on Dubey’s 21 aides named in the FIR.
Police said Daya Shankar used to deal with land related disputes of gangster Dubey.
“Three criminal cases, including two of attempt to murder and one under Arms Act, are registered against him at Kalyanpur police station,” the SSP said.
Besides, Daya Shankar alias Kallu, other 20 named in the FIR are Shyamu Bajpai, Chotu Shukla, Monu, Jahan Yadav, Shashi Kant Pandit, Shiv Tewari, Vishnu Pal Yadav, Ram Singh, Ramu Bajpai, Amar Dubey, Prabhat Mishra, Gopal Saini, Viru Dubey, Bauwan Shukla, Shivam Dubey, Bal Govind, Bauwa Dubey and four others.
Additional director general of police (ADGP) of Kanpur Zone, Jai Narain Singh said police have increased the prize money from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh on Dubey, who is on the run since Thursday midnight after the killing of eight policemen in Bikru village.