Rs 20K reward announced on Vikas’s absconding brother

Kanpur: Police have announced a reward of Rs 20,000 for any information that could lead to the arrest of Deep Prakash Dubey, the brother of slain gangster Vikas Dubey. Deep Prakash, according to police sources, was aware of his brother’s activities and is an accomplice in his unlawful deeds and has been absconding since July 2 & 3 Bikru ambush in which eight policemen were shot dead by Vikas and his gang.

Deep Prakash, according to police sources, was aware of his brother’s activities and acted like his aide in his unlawful activities. “He lives with his family in Krishna Nagar in Lucknow and has been absconding since the day of the shootout,” said IG (Range) Mohit Agarwal.

“We are tracking him with the help of electronic surveillance. He is constantly changing his locations. We are questioning people close to him about his whereabouts. Once caught, Deep Prakash can provide vital information related to shootout, besides links of other people with slain gangster Vikas Dubey,” Agarwal added.

To recall, the police had suspended firearm license of Deep Prakash along with his five other family members, including gangster Vikas Dubey, latter’s wife Richa, Deep’s wife Anjali Dubey, besides father Ram Kumar and their servant Daya Shankar Agnihotri.

The police had stated that they received inputs during investigation about six members of the gangster, including issuance of firearm licenses from Kanpur and Lucknow.