India: Fifth police nabbed in Kanpur realtor death case

Kanpur: One more accused in Kanpur realtor death was arrested by Gorakhpur police recently.

"Head Constable Kamlesh Kumar Yadav was arrested on a tip-off when he was about to surrender in court," Additional Director General (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said.

Kamlesh Kumar Yadav is among six accused of beating Manish Gupta to death during a raid on a Gorakhpur hotel on September 28.

The six accused are SHO Jagat Narain Singh from Amethi, sub-inspectors Akshay Kumar Mishra from Ballia, Vijay Yadav from Jaunpur and Raul Dubey from Mirzapur, and constables Kamlesh Kumar Yadav and Prashant Kumar (both from Ghazipur).

Earlier on Tuesday, sub-inspector Rahul Dubey and constable Prashant Kumar were arrested. On Sunday, the police arrested inspector Jagat Narain Singh and sub-inspector Akshay Mishra, who were both on suspension.

While five cops named in the FIR have been arrested so far, the police said attempts are on to nab Vijay Yadav.