Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): Kanpur encounter main accused Vikas Dubey, who was injured in an encounter with the police, died on Friday, the police said.
“Gangster Vikas Dubey arrested for killing eight policemen is dead,” confirmed the police.
According to SP Kanpur West Anil Kumar, gangster Vikas Dubey attempted to flee after the car overturned. Dubey attempted to flee by snatching pistol of the injured policemen. However, he was shot in the retaliatory firing.
“Vikas Dubey attempted to flee by snatching pistol of the injured policemen after the 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,” SP Kanpur West told reporters here.
Dubey, the main accused in the Kanpur encounter was arrested by the police in Ujjain on Thursday morning. He was on the run for the last six days and had come to Ujjain to offer prayers at Temple, where he was identified by a security guard at the shrine.
The gangster is the main accused in the encounter that took place in Bikru village in Chaubeypur area of Kanpur last week, in which a group of assailants allegedly opened fire on a police team, which had gone to arrest Dubey. Eight police personnel were killed in the encounter.
Dubey managed to escape after the killing. The Uttar Pradesh police launched a hunt for him and raised the bounty on him to Rs 5 lakh.
Bahua Dubey and Prabhat Mishra, close aides of the main accused, were killed in separate encounters in Etawah and Kanpur respectively, on Thursday.
The main accused’s other aide Shyamu Bajpai was arrested by the Chaubeypur police following an encounter. He carried a reward of Rs 25,000, the police informed on Wednesday. Earlier the same day, Uttar Pradesh‘s Special Task Force (STF) gunned down Vikas Dubey‘s close aide Amar Dubey in Hamirpur district.
Vikas Dubey should have been punished after trial in court: SBSP chief
Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Friday said that gangster Vikas Dubey should have been punished after a trial in court and alleged that he had been killed so that the government can hide its incompetence.
“He (Vikas Dubey) has been killed so that the government can hide its incompetence. He was a criminal and should have been punished. He should have been punished under the rule of law after a court trial,” Rajbhar told ANI.
This statement comes in the backdrop of Dubey’s death in an encounter with the police today in Kanpur.
The SBSP chief also alleged that “since the BJP government came in power, Vikas Dubey was being shielded by the state administration. In order to save himself, Vikas had revealed how some leaders used to aid him.”
“How did Vikas Dubey manage to flee? How did he manage to reach Ujjain? Uttar Pradesh police with 2.5 lakh personnel must answer this,” he said.
4 cops injured in encounter with Vikas Dubey: UP Police
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): Four policemen were injured in the encounter with Vikas Dubey, said IG Kanpur Mohit Agarwal.
“Gangster Vikas Dubey has been killed in an encounter with the police today. Four police personnel have also been injured,” IG Kanpur Mohit Agarwal told reporters here.
The injured personnel are currently being treated at a hospital.
ADG Zone Kanpur Jay Narayan Singh added, “The car had overturned and taking advantage of the situation, he (Dubey) snatched a pistol from the police and tried to escape. He also fired shots at the police. Dubey sustained injuries and was taken to hospital where he was declared dead.”
More details are awaited.
(ANI)
