Gangster’s gunner arrested

Kanpur: Akhilesh Dikshit, an alleged gunner of gangster Vikas Dubey wanted in killing of eight policemen, was arrested by police from Chaubeypur area of the district on Wednesday. He was also carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head.
Akhilesh of Gutaiya Rura in Kanpur Dehat, confessed of opening 30 to 40 rounds of fire from his rifle on the police team. “On a tip-off, police team arrested him at his hideout in Chaubeypur area and recovered his licensed firearm from a nearby jungle. He had been sent to jail last year for murdering his wife and had procured bail in June this year,” said CO Billhaur Santosh Kumar. “Dikshit has been sent to jail. He was wanted in Bikru shootout,” said CO further. tnn