Autopsy report: Dubey was shot thrice, died of excessive bleeding

Kanpur: The post-mortem report of the slain gangster Vikas Dubey has revealed that he suffered three gunshots. The bullets passed through the body leaving behind six gunshot wounds, including entry and exit points. This apart, he had also suffered four minor injuries, apparently when he stumbled and hit the ground after being shot. One bullet had hit Dubey on his right shoulder while the remaining two pierced his chest on the left side, the report released on Monday said.
Dubey was shot dead in a police encounter in Kisan Nagar area of Sachendi in Kanpur on July 10 morning. The postmortem was performed by a panel of three senior doctors — AK Awasthi, SK Mishra and V Chaturvedi. The entire proceeding was video-graphed by the authorities.
“There were a total of 10 wounds on Dubey’s body. The first bullet struck his right shoulder and two others in chest on the left side. There were also injuries on the head, elbow, rib and stomach on the right side of his body and he died due to ‘haemorrhage and shock’ caused by ‘ante-mortem firearm injuries’ and ‘excessive blood loss’,” an official told TOI on Monday on condition of anonymity.
“There were three entry and three exit wounds of bullets, while four other wounds were on the right side of the body, which were probably caused when the gangster slumped on the ground after being shot,” the official said.
“The post-mortem report, however, does not mention any blackening,” the official said and added, “Thus, the distance from which he was shot could not be ascertained.”
Dubey, the prime accused in the killing of eight policemen in Kanpur’s Bikru village on July 2 & 3, was gunned down in an encounter on July 10 when he was being brought to Kanpur from Ujjain where he was arrested on July 9. According to police, the vehicle in which he was being brought had overturned. When the gangster tried to flee after snatching the firearm of a policeman, he was asked to surrender. However, he started firing at the police and was shot in retaliatory action.
Dubey had over 60 criminal cases, including murder, loot and extortion.