Eight policemen were killed while they were going to arrest notorious local criminal Vikas Dubey.
The two were being questioned for the past two days for their alleged links to gangster Vikas Dubey whose accomplices had opened fire and ambushed a team of police officers last week.
- News18.com New Delhi
- Last Updated: July 8, 2020, 5:09 PM IST
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Two Uttar Pradesh Police personnel were arrested on Wednesday in connection with last week’s Kanpur ambush in which eight policemen were killed.
Those arrested were identified as former Station House Officer of Chaubepur Vinay Tiwari and Beat In-charge KK Sharma.
“They were present during the Kanpur encounter but fled the site of incident during the operation,” said Kanpur Range Inspector General Mohit Agarwal.
The two were being questioned for the past two days for their alleged links to gangster Vikas Dubey whose accomplices had opened fire and ambushed a team of police officers last week.
When the police team reached Dubey’s house in Bikru village, the gangster and his accomplices opened fire and eight police were killed on the spot.
Tiwari and Sharma were suspended on Sunday and have now been arrested, said SSP Kanpur Dinesh Prabhu.
“As per evidence, it has been found that police personnel Vinay Tiwari and KK Sharma had informed Vikas Dubey about the raid beforehand. So, he was on alert and planned to attack police, which resulted in the death of eight policemen,” said Prabhu.
Source: News18