Maharashtra ATS arrests two henchmen of UP-based gangster Vikas Dubey gang from Thane

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) early on Saturday arrested two henchmen of the UP-based gangster Vikas Dubey gang from Thane. The duo was accused in the killing of eight policemen on the intervening night of July 2 and July 3 in Kanpur when a police team had gone to arrest Dubey. The duo was caught while searching a safe hide-out in Thane district, near Mumbai.
Those arrested by the Maharashtra ATS are Arvind alias Guddan Ramvilas Trivedi, 46, and his driver Sushilkumar alias Sonu Suresh Tiwari, 30. They will be handed over to the UP police.

Last week, an Uttar Pradesh police team went to Bokru village, Kanpur, to arrest Dubey, a known gangster in the northern state, who was facing more than 60 serious criminal cases. Upon learning of the police presence there, Dubey and his gang members allegedly opened fire on the police team and killed eight police personnel, besides injuring several others.
The UP police had released post of wanted men It included his photo as well
Later, a murder, attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy case was registered against the accused at the Choubeypur Police Station, Kanpur. All the suspects were on the run and on July 9, Dubey surrendered before the police at a temple in Ujjain. He was arrested and taken to UP. While the police convoy was on its way, the car carrying Dueby allegedly overturned. The police claimed that this is when Dubey tried to snatch the firearm of a policeman and attempted to flee. He was shot down on the spot.
While Dueby surrendered and was subsequently killed in a police encounter, many of his gang members were on the run. A countrywide manhunt has been launched by the UP police to nab them. On Saturday, the Juhu unit of Maharashtra ATS led by inspector Daya Nayak got a tip off about an accused reportedly hiding in Thane. A search operation was launched. The ATS laid a trap for Guddan and his driver and nabbed them on Kolshet Road in Thane.
ATS said that during preliminary inquiry they learnt that Guddan was involved in many cases with Vikas Dubey including the 2001 murder case of Santosh Shukla, state minster. The UP government had also announced reward for the arrest of Guddan.