Priyanka seeks CBI probe into Dubey’s arrest

Accusing the BJP government of complete failure in handling the Kanpur ambush case and arrest of gangster Vikas Dubey, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday demanded a CBI probe into the entire incident.

Vikas Dubey was on Thursday arrested from the Mahakal temple in Ujjain.

Demanding the probe by the central agency, Mrs Gandhi Vadra said the chain of events in the case exposed the chinks in security and hinted at collusion.

She also accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of “complete failure” in handling the Kanpur ambush case and arresting Dubey, the main accused who fled the state and was arrested from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday morning.

No action on the part of the police on a threemonth-old letter and Dubey’s name not appearing in the list of noted criminals indicated that his strings were attached with high-ups, the Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh alleged.

“The Uttar Pradesh government has completely failed in acting with alacrity in the ghastly Kanpur massacre. Despite an alert, the gangster reaching Ujjain exposes the chinks in security and points to collusion,” she tweeted.

“‘No action’ on a threemonth-old letter and the name ‘Vikas’ not included in the list of noted criminals indicate that the strings of this matter are linked to high-ups.

“The Uttar Pradesh government should conduct a CBI probe to ascertain all facts and bring out the links of protection to him,” she said.

Vikas Dubey was wanted in connection with the Kanpur ambush in which eight policemen were killed.