Gwalior, July 6 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Police will help its Uttar Pradesh counterpart in the hunt for absconding gangster Vikas Dubey, who along with his gang had gunned down eight police officials in Bikru village in Kanpur district on June 3.
The development comes after the Uttar Pradesh Police sought the state police help in hunting down Dubey.
The possibility of Dubey slipping into the infamous ravines of Chambal in Madhya pradesh cannot be ruled out. Posters of the most wanted criminal have already appeared in public places in Gwalior, Bhind, and Morena districts.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (Gwalior Range) AK Pande said that the Madhya Pradesh Police will offer all help to UP authorities and coordinate the efforts to nab the outlaw.
The state police has also expressed the possibility of a higher award on Dubey’s head.
–IANS
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