UP: Businessman who ‘helped’ Vikas Dubey and his aides escape held

He also said that Dubey, Amar and Prabhat were carrying weapons with them.

After the attack, Vikas, Amar and Prabhat had gone into hiding in Kanpur before leaving Uttar Pradesh, according to the police. They had also hid their weapons in Kanpur.

Till now, the police have arrested nine persons for helping Dubey and his aides escape after the attack. A few of them also allegedly sold the weapons used by Dubey and his associates during the massacre.

Abhishek’s involvement came to light during interrogation of seven persons who were arrested earlier in March this year for allegedly giving shelter to Dubey and others in Kanpur. Police have also recovered arms and ammunition allegedly used by Dubey and others in the crime, from them.

On July 3, 2020, Dubey and his aides attacked a police team near his residence in Bikru, where they had gone to arrest him.

The police had filed a chargesheet against 44 persons including two policemen — the then Choubeypur SHO Vinay Tiwari and sub-inspector KK Sharma — for allegedly tipping Dubey about the raid.