Vikas Dubey encounter reactions LIVE: Justice only thing killed in UP CM\'s \'encounter raj\'\, says TMC

Vikas Dubey encounter reactions LIVE: Justice only thing killed in UP CM's 'encounter raj', says TMC

Gangster Vikas Dubey, who was arrested from outside the Mahakal temple in Ujjain on Thursday, has been killed in an encounter. As the news of Vikas Dubey's encounter broke out, politicians and leaders from across the country took to Twitter to react.

New Delhi
July 10, 2020
UPDATED: July 10, 2020 18:02 IST
Vikas Dubey has been killed (PTI)

Vikas Dubey, the main accused in the ambush and the killing of eight police personnel in Kanpur last week, has been killed. Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter when the gangster tried to escape, taking advantage of an accident with the convoy of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF).

Inspector-General of Police (Kanpur) Mohit Agarwal said Dubey was killed in the encounter after he tried to flee from the spot following the road accident at Barra area in Kanpur.

SP Kanpur West, while speaking to a news agency ANI, said, "Gangster Vikas Dubey attempted to flee 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." Vikas Dubey Encounter Live Updates

VIKAS DUBEY KILLED IN ENCOUNTER LIVE REACTIONS:

18:00 pm: Justice only thing killed in UP CM's 'encounter raj', says TMC

Senior TMC leader and MP Mahua Moitra came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday over the killing of gangster Vikas Dubey, asserting that justice is the "only thing killed" in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's "encounter raj". READ MORE HERE

17:10 pm: Met with accident as cattle came in front of our car, says STF

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) in its press release has now finally spoken up on the encounter and said that the vehicle they were travelling in with Vikas Dubey overturned as a "herd of cattle had come in front of it". READ MORE HERE

15:50 pm: UP has turned into apradh pradesh; Congress demands SC probe: Priyanka Gandhi

Hitting out at the Yogi Adityanath government, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said, "BJP government has turned Uttar Pradesh into 'apradh (crime) pradesh'. Criminals like Vikas Dubey are prospering and being shielded by people in power. Congress demands a probe by a sitting Supreme Court judge in the entire Kanpur episode."

14:59 pm: Lord Mahakal never spared any sinner, says Kamal Nath

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, while questioning the sequence of events as told by the police, said on Friday that Mahakal never spared a sinner. He also posed several questions at the Uttar Pradesh government and the police over the encounter of Vikas Dubey.

14:45 pm: Under BJP rule, UP has turned into Apradh Pradesh: Congress

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said on Friday that under the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Uttar Pradesh has turned into "Apradh Pradesh".

"Under BJP rule, UP has turned into Aprath Pradesh. Law and order have been held at ransom by criminals in the state. The July 3 incident had shaken the entire country, and the incident raises a question mark on the Yogi government. He slipped into Faridabad and then thousands of km away in Ujjain," he said.

14:25 pm: Brought solace to my soul: Cop injured in ambush

Constable Ajay Kashyap, who was injured in an encounter at Kanpur's Bikru village on July 3, said the encounter of Vikas Dubey has brought solace to his soul.

14:04 pm: Rahul Gandhi on Vikas Dubey

Rahul Gandhi has questioned the account of events that led to the encounter of Vikas Dubey. In a tweet, taking a dig at the Uttar Pradesh government, Rahul Gandhi said Vikas Dubey's silence was better than many questions.

13:37 pm: Law has taken its course: MP home minister

Law has taken its course. It could be a matter of regret &disappointment for those who raised questions on Vikas Dubey's arrest yesterday and death today. MP Police did its job, it arrested&handed him over to UP Police: Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra

11:39 am: Everything will be revealed: BJP's Sakshi Maharaj

BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj has said that the Uttar Pradesh government after it was elected, sent him to jail. He also said that the government has a list of all the crimes Vikas Dubey committed and everything will be revealed in time.

11:35 am: Who was backing him; how will it be revealed now, asks wife of cop killed in ambush

"I'm 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," Urmila Verma, wife of constable Sultan Singh who lost his life in an encounter at Kanpur's Bikru village on July 3, said.

11:03 am: BSP chief Mayawati demands SC-monitored probe in Vikas Dubey's encounter

10:57 am: UP Police -- a hero yesterday, a villain today: Actor Kamaal R Khan

10:51 am: Eliminated before they spilled the beans on their political masters, says Congress leader

10:42 am: Only the car which carried Vikas Dubey overturned, questions Congress

Congress has raised questions on the Vikas Dubey encounter. The party has asked why only the car which was carrying Vikas Dubey overturned. It has also raised questions on the police version of the encounter. Police have claimed that Vikas Dubey tried to flee after the car overturned. Raising eyebrows on the police version, Congress asked why did Vikas Dube, who "surrendered" on Thursday, tried to flee on Friday.

10:15 am: Why did Vikas Dubey surrender if he had to flee: Congress's Randeep Surjewala

10:12 am: Proud of UP Police: Father of cop killed in Kanpur ambush

Whatever they have done today has brought solace to my soul. I thank the administration & Yogi government. I am very proud of UP Police: Tirath Pal, father of constable Jitendra Pal Singh who lost his life in an encounter at Bikru village in Kanpur on July 3

9: 45 am:

9:39 am: Dead men tell no tales: Omar Abdullah

9:10 am: Dark truth of entire syndicate has been encountered: RJD Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Kumar Jha

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9:02 am: Car did not overturn, govt saved from turning over: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Friday raised questions on gangster Vikas Dubey's encounter killing after an accident, saying the car did not topple but it was an effort to save the government from toppling if facts came to light. "Darasal ye car nahi palti, raj khulne se sarkar palatne se bach gayi hai," (Actually, the car did not topple. It is an effort to save the government which would have toppled if facts came to light)," Yadav said in a tweet in Hindi.

After Vikas Dubey was nabbed in Ujjain, Akhilesh Yadav had on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday to clarify whether it was a "surrender" or an "arrest".

8:56 am: Former Lok Sabha MP Jayant Chaudhary said all the judges should resign after Vikas Dubey's encounter.

8:38 am: Biggest mob in India is the UP Police headed by a don: Karti Chidambaram

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