The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested absconding Vikas Dubey’s neighbour, daughter-in-law and maid for being his accomplices during Friday’s night’s encounter with the police.
Absconding criminal Vikas Dubey. (File photo: India Today)
Kanpur Police have arrested absconding criminal Vikas Dubey’s daughter-in-law, neighbour and maid for being an accomplice to Dubey during Friday night’s encounter. The three have been identified as Shama, Suresh Verma and Rekha respectively.
According to the police, the three were hand-in-glove with Dubey and his henchmen when the shootout occurred at the criminal’s residence in Bikru village of Kanpur Dehat. Police said that they were giving all information about the police personnel’s location to Dubey during the encounter.
In fact, Dubey’s daughter-in-law Shama did not open the door of their house when one of the cops knocked looking for a hideout to save his life during the shootout.
On the night of July 3, a team of Uttar Pradesh Police had gone to conduct a raid at Dubey’s residence. An encounter had ensued which killed eight cops, including three officers. Dubey has been absconding since the incident.