Two cops held over UP trader’s death

Two policemen were arrested on Sunday evening in connection with the killing of Kanpur businessman Manish Gupta, police said. City superintendent of police Sonam Kumar said inspector JN Singh and sub-inspector Akshay Mishra, who were both under suspension, were handed over to the Kanpur SIT. Kumar said the two planned to surrender before court on Monday but they were arrested on Sunday evening itself after police received a tip-off. Gupta, a 36-year-old property dealer, was allegedly thrashed by policemen in a Gorakhpur hotel last month, leading to his death. Police commissioner Asim Arun Saturday announced a cash reward of ₹1 lakh each for information leading to the arrest of inspector Jagat Narain Singh, subinspectors Akshay Kumar Mishra, Vijay Yadav and Rahul Dubey, besides head constable Kamlesh Singh Yadav and constable Prashant Kumar.