Police personnel at the Hallet Hospital where the body of gangster Vikas Dubey was brought for post-mortem in Kanpur. Dubey, accused of killing eight policemen, was killed in an encounter when he allegedly tried to escape from an accident spot while being brought to Kanpur from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh a day after his arrest.
Vikas Dubey, dreaded gangster and prime accused in the killing of 8 police personnel in the Kanpur encounter case, has been killed in an encounter after UP STF's car carrying the criminal overturned when it was returning from Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain to Kanpur today amid heavy rainfall. The incident was reported after Uttar Pradesh police entered the state limits with gangster Vikas Dubey. Doctors in the hospital where Vikas Dubey was rushed after he got injured have pronounced him dead. Four police personnel have also injured in the incident and have been shifted to CST Kalyanpur hospital.
- Vikas Dubey arrested for killing 8 policemen, is dead.
- He was brought to Kanpur's Hallet hospital with bullet wounds. Doctors pronounced him dead.
- Police say Vikas Dubey tried to escape after the UP STF car carrying him overturned.
- Vikas Dubey attempted to flee by snatching pistol of the injured policemen after car overturned.
- Gangster Vikas Dubey killed in encounter when he tried to flee after road accident, said IG, Kanpur Mohit Agarwal
- 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 said.
Vikas Dubey, dreaded gangster, has been killed in encounter after UP STF's car carrying the gangster overturned in Kanpur.
Vikas Dubey's encounter | Updates
- After UP STF's car carrying Vikas Dubey overturned, the criminal tried to snatch weapons from police personnel and attempted to escape when he was killed in the encounter. Soon after that, Dubey was rushed to a nearby hospital.
- Vikas Dubey tried to escape right after the STF car met with an accident in Kanpur. Locals have claimed that gunshots were also heard.
VIDEO: Earlier today, Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) team along with Vikas Dubey on way to Kanpur.
Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) team along with history sheeter #VikasDubey who was arrested in Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) yesterday, reaches Kanpur. pic.twitter.com/C405jxATZr
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Vikas Dubey was arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on Thursday
- Vikas Dubey was arrested from the Mahakal temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on Thursday (yesterday), and was being brought to Kanpur amid unprecedented security today morning.
Gangster Vikas Dubey, the main accused in killing of eight policemen in the Kanpur encounter recently, being apprehended by police personnel after a nearly week-long manhunt, in Ujjain (Friday).
Gangster Vikas Dubey, the main accused in killing of eight policemen in the Kanpur encounter recently, being apprehended by police personnel after a nearly week-long manhunt, in Ujjain.(Friday)
- The gangster was a prime accused in the Kanpur encounter case in which 8 police personnel were killed in an ambush by Vikas Dubey and gang when cops went to arrest the criminal on July 3 midnight.
- Vikas Dubey was one of the most wanted criminal after Kanpur encounter case. Since the past week, UP Police had arrested a number of close aides of the dreaded gangster while some were also killed in encounters including aide Amar Dubey.
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