On Friday UP Police declared Gangster Vikas Dubey had been killed in an encounter.
Vikas who had been arrested in Ujjain on Thursday . Vikas allegedly killed eight Policemen in Kanpur and he was charged for over 61 criminal cases . And after five day of run he was finally arrested by Madhya Pradesh Police. And just day after arrest he was killed in encounter .
During travelling to UP, police van met with an accident and overturned. According to police he tried to snatch a pistol from an injured police man. And in retaliation police fired upon him. Further he immediately admitted to hospital where doctors declared him dead.
Just some minutes before encounter the police had suddenly stopped and restricted movement of vehicles including press while some reporters claim.
Assistant Superintendent of Police, Kanpur, Dr Anil Kumar said a police team consisting of officials from UP’s Special Task Force (STF) and Kanpur police were bringing Dubey on a transit remand to Kanpur. The incident took place at around 7 am between Jhansi and Kanpur.
“My camera person and I were just inches behind the car in which Dubey was travelling. Suddenly, we were all stopped by the police and our cars were checked. The police out of the blue began asking for our identity cards and details of our media houses. There were about half a dozen media vehicles following the police movement since late last night.”
“When we tried to film the situation, they stopped us from doing so. Apart from the barricades, there were also a few trucks that were parked almost in the middle of road,” the journalist said.
“I do not understand why mediapersons were chasing the police convoy,” the ADG said. “If any investigating agency or institution ask us about these things, we will answer. Also, there will be a magisterial inquiry (into the alleged encounter),” he said
