Gangster Vikas Dubey, who was wanted in connection with the murder of eight policemen in Kanpur, was arrested in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on...
Gangster Vikas Dubey, who was wanted in connection with the murder of eight policemen in Kanpur, was arrested in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday morning, The Times of India reported.
A deputy superintendent of police, three sub inspectors and four constables were shot dead while trying to arrest Dubey, who has 60 criminal cases against him, in Bikru village, Kanpur, early on July 3. Four others were critically injured. Several of Dubey’s aides have either been arrested or killed in encounters over the past week.
Earlier on Thursday, the Uttar Pradesh police had shot dead two of Vikas Dubey’s accomplices – Prabhat Mishra and Bahua Dubey – while they were allegedly escaping.
Local police had allegedly alerted Dubey – who is wanted for cases such as murder, kidnapping, extortion and rioting – about the police raid on July 3.
Police officials who had allegedly helped Dubey have been either arrested or suspended.
#KanpurEncounter: Gangster #VikasDubey arrested from Ujjain pic.twitter.com/7ZwTQMyLyl
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) July 9, 2020
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