New Delhi: Ten police constables have been transferred from police line to Chaubepur police station, according to an official order.
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kanpur Mohit Agarwal has informed that all personnel of the Chaubepur police station are under the scope of investigation in connection with Kanpur encounter, in which history-sheeter Vikas Dubey, along with his men allegedly opened fire on the police team. Eight policemen were killed in the incident.
Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday suspended three policemen over allegations of being in regular contact with notorious gangster Vikas Dubey, the main accused behind the killings of eight cops in Kanpur last week.
As per Kanpur SSP Dinesh Kumar P, those three cops suspended on Monday included two sub-inspectors – Kunwar Pal and KK Sharma – and constable Rajeev of Chaubeypur police station.
These three suspensions are in addition to that of Chaubeypur police station in-charge Vinay Tiwari who was suspended on Saturday on suspicion of playing an informer to the criminal on the police action.
Meanwhile, the cash reward for the information leading to the arrest of Vikas Dubey has been increased to Rs 2.5 lakh. Initially, the cash reward announced was Rs 50,000 which was increased to Rs 1 lakh on Sunday, and now it stands at Rs 2.5 lakh.
Notably, eight police personnel, including a circle officer in the rank of DSP, three SIs four constables were martyred during the operation against Dubey in Bikru village under Chaubeypur police station area in Kanpur in the midnight of Thursday. Dubey, who is still evading arrest, has around 60 criminal cases lodged against him.