Gangster Vikas Dubey killed in Kanpur Updates: Family members of the dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey, arrested a day earlier in the killing of 8 policemen in Kanpur, have disowned him after he was killed in an encounter earlier this morning. According to TV reports, the family has expressed unwillingness to accept his body. Dubey’s father told reporters that he met his fate. Meanwhile, doctors said that Vikas Dubey suffered four bullet injuries in retaliatory firing after he tried to escape from police custody following a road accident of the vehicle in which he was being taken to Kanpur from Ujjain. The encounter took place in Bhauti area near Kanpur at around 6:30 am. Vikas Dubey was on the run for the past one week after killing 8 Uttar Pradesh Police personnel at his Bikru village in Kanpur during a raid. Police had gone to arrest him in a fresh attempt to murder case, but the gangster along with his henchmen attacked police that claimed eight lives. According to police, Vikas Dubey was named in 62 cases, including four ve of murder. He was carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on his head.
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The Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh Police has issued a statement providing a detailed account of the sequence of events leading up to Vikas Dubey's death. The wanted criminal was killed in an encounter after he attempted to escape following an accident a few kilometres before the motorcade entered Kanpur. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra ruled out the need for a CBI probe into the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey saying 'law has taken its own course'. "It must be a matter of regret and mourning for those who asked yesterday why he was caught alive and are asking today why he was killed. Many secrets were buried," he said.
Brother of BJP MoS Santosh Shukla who was killed by Vikas Dubey called the killing of the gangster an act of justice. He said that the killing of Dubey has made "everyone happy, whom he committed a crime against," adding that it took him 19 years to get justice.
Police have released gangster Vikas Dubey's wife Richa Dubey after uqestioning her. She was arrested from Krishna Nagar residence on Thursday evening by a team of the Special Task Force (STF) on charges of harbouring the gangster and conniving with him.
The Congress has demanded a judicial probe by a sitting Supreme Court judge into the entire episode involving gangster Vikas Dubey to bring out the truth. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Gangster Vikas Dubey's family has disowned him. According to tv reports, the family has denied taking his body. His father said that Vikas Dubey met his fate. His wife has also refused to accept the body.
Senior TMC leader and MP Mahua Moitra came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government over the killing of gangster Vikas Dubey, asserting that justice is the "only thing killed" in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's "encounter raj". "It is the job of the courts to deliver justice. It is the job of the police to deliver the accused. Shocking that India under @BJP has confused the two," Moitra said in a tweet. "Only thing killed in Yogiji's "encounter Raj" is justice!" she added.
Rahul Gandhi has tweeted in the form of poetry, writing that “his silence was better than many answers as it saved the honour of countless questions”. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
3 sub-inspector, 1 constable and 2 STF commandos were injured during the incident. In this case, so far, 3 people have been arrested, 6 accused killed, 7 people sent to jail (under section 120B IPC), &12 wanted criminals still absconding: Prashant Kumar, UP ADG-Law&Order
Seven country-made bombs have been recovered from the government ration shop owned by Dayashankar Agnihotri, an accomplice of Vikas Dubey at Bikru village in Chaubey police station area. A case is being registered: Kanpur Police
Vikas Dubey, believed to be in his 50s, was involved in at least 60 criminal cases. He was killed in an encounter on Friday morning, a week after he gunned down 8 Uttar Pradesh Police personnel in an ambush at his Bikru village in Kanpur. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that it was wrong to question the police over Vikas Dubey's encounter. He said that police has done its job and went on to underline that Dubey had killed 8 cops.
According to police, Vikas Dubey was involved in about 60 cases. But details obtained from officials indicate that he was not convicted even in cases like murder. He was the prime accused in the murder of BJP leader Santosh Shukla inside the Shivli police station in 2001.
Urmila Verma, wife of constable Sultan Singh who lost his life in an encounter at Kanpur's Bikru village on July 3, said ,"I am satisfied. But now how will it come into fore as to who were backing him (Vikas Dubey)? It could have been unraveled by questioning him."
Dr RB Kamal, Principal, LLR Hospital, Kanpur, said the condition of the 3 injured police personnel is stable; bullets brushed by two of them. Vikas Dubey had 3 bullet injuries on the chest and one on his arm.
A large number people have gathered at the Vikas DUbey's encounter site in Bhauti area near Kanpur.
One of the vehicles of the convoy of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force that was transporting Vikas Dubey to Kanpur from Ujjain overturned.
Priyanka Vadra took a swipe at the UP government over the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey, saying while the criminal has gone, what about those protecting him. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
BSP chief Mayawati has demanded a SC monitored probe into the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey. The gangster was accused of killing 8 UP police cops last week.
UP ADG law & order Prashant Kumar said, "After car overturned, Vikas Dubey tried to snatch Police weapon & attempted to flee after which there was retaliatory fire by Police in which he was injured. He was declared dead after being taken to hospital. We will issue official statement soon."
SSP Kanpur Dinesh Kumar P said that the accident took place in the morning when it was raining heavily and the police vehicle overturned in Bhauti area near Kanpur.
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said said that the law has taken its course. "It could be a matter of regret and disappointment for those who raised questions on Vikas Dubey's arrest yesterday and death today. MP Police did its job, it arrested and handed him over to UP Police," he said.
Kanpur gangster Vikas Dubey's wife Richa Dubey, son and a servant have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh STF. Richa was arrested on Thursday evening from her Krishna Nagar residence by a team of the STF on charges of harbouring the gangster and conniving with him.
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has raised questions over the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey. In a tweet shared today morning, he asked why Vikas Dubey surrendered in Ujjain.
ADG Kanpur range, JN Singh said that Vikas Dubey was injured in the encounter and he was declared dead in the hospital. He confirmed that Vikas Dubey sustained injuries, but did not confirm to what extent, saying it would be revealed in the postmortem report.
Tirath Pal, father of constable Jitendra Pal Singh who lost his life in an encounter at Bikru village in Kanpur on July 3, said, "I am very proud of UP Police. Whatever they have done today has brought solace to my soul. I thank the administration & Yogi government."
According to police, 4 policemen were injured after a car from UP STF convoy bringing back Vikas Dubey from Madhya Pradesh, overturned today morning.
According to television reports, sample has been collected from Vikas Dubey for COVID testing. The body will be handed over to his family after autopsy.
Vikas Dubey had in 2001 chased a BJP leader who then had Minister of State rank in Uttar Pradesh, Santosh Shukla, inside Shivli police station in Kanpur Dehat, and shot him dead. Dubey had surrendered but was acquitted four years later.
Vikas Dubey had been on the run since July 3. He was accused of killing 8 policemen at his village, Bikru, near Kanpur. Since then, police have killed five of his close aides, including his personal bodyguard.
Vikas Dubey was the main accused in the Kanpur encounter. He was arrested by the police in Ujjain on Thursday morning. He was on the run for the last six days.
Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that Vikas Dubey's encounter was scripted and termed it as an attempt to hide the failures of the government.
Police confirmed that Dubey has been killed in an encounter. SP Kanpur West said Vikas Dubey attempted to flee by snatching pistol of the injured policemen after car overturned. "Police tried to make him surrender, during which he fired at the policemen. He was injured in retaliatory firing by police. He was later rushed to the hospital," he said.
Gangster Vikas Dubey has been killed in an encounter which took place at 6.30 am on Friday morning. The gangster was wanted in the Kanpur shootout that left 8 cops dead. He was shot twice, reports said.