Agnihotri was arrested on Sunday
A key aide of Vikas Dubey, the main accused in the killing of eight policemen in Kanpur last week, said the wanted criminal had received information about the police raid through a phone call from the local police station.
Daya Shankar Agnihotri was arrested by the police after an alleged encounter in Kalyanpur area of Kanpur early on Sunday, police said.
Agnihotri, who was shot in the leg during the encounter, was among the men who ambushed the police team on the intervening might of June 2 and 3, police said. Meanwhile, a bounty of ₹1 lakh was announced for Dubey and ₹25,000 each for the 18 other identified accused persons who on the run. Two accused, relatives of Dubey, were killed in an alleged encounter hours after the incident.
Also read: Kanpur shootout: Catch the criminals alive to expose ne