Vikas’s financier Jaikant booked under Gangster Act

Kanpur: Tightening noose around slain gangster vikas Dubey's henchmen, police have booked his financier Jaikant Bajpai under Gangster Act. Other members of Dubey's gang -- Jaikant's three brothers Shobhit, Rajaikant and Ajaikant have also been booked under Gangster Act.
Jaikant is at present lodged in jail on the charges of extending financial help to Dubey, while efforts are on to nab his brothers, police said.
Jaikant was arrested along with Prashant Shukla alias Dabblu on July 20. He was earlier booked under IPC sections 147 (punishment for rioting), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 395 (punishment for dacoity), 412 (dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity), 120B of (criminal conspiracy).
"Now, he along with his brothers Shobhit (24), Rajaikant (39) and Ajaikant (45) has been booked under section 3 (1) of Uttar Pradesh Gangster Act," said an official release issued by the district police.
Bajpai had reportedly provided Dubey 25 catridges of .32 bore revolvers and Rs 2 lakh on July 2 prior to the Bikru ambush which had left eight cops dead and seven including a civilian injured.
He also reportedly tried to help Dubey flee, but was arrested along with Shukla.
Jaikant was taken into custody on July 4. Police also seized his three luxury vehicles abandoned by him and his aides in Kakadeos' Vijaynagar area. It came to fore that Bajpai was supposed to ferry Dubey and his gang members to a safe hideout in two luxury cars and an SUV. However, due to extensive checking and patrolling by the police, he and his aides abandoned the SUVs near Vijaynagar crossing on July 4 and fled.
After seizing the vehicles that were without number plates, police had detained Bajpai within hours and handed him to the Special Task Force (STF).
"Jaikant and others used to run an organised gang. They were involved in grabbing government land, anti-social activities, abusing and assaulting people for monetary gains," said police.
"People feared Jaikant and his brothers and did not dare to file a complaint against them, Therefore, we are taking action against Bajpai under the Gangster Act," said an official.
"During investigation, it was learnt that Jaikant used to work for a meagre salary of Rs 4,000 at a printing press and he became friends with Dubey here only," said police.