KANPUR:
Gangster Vikas Dubey
was killed in an encounter on Friday, a day after he was arrested, while trying to flee from the custody of Uttar Pradesh police after the Special Task Force (STF) convoy met with an accident on their way back from Madhya Pradesh to Kanpur, confirmed Mohit Agarwal, IG, Kanpur.
Here is what we know so far: * The incident took place around 7 am today near Barra area in Kanpur.
* According to reports, as the convoy reached Barra police circle in Kanpur, the vehicle in which Vikas was seated, overturned after skidding on the road due to heavy rains.
* Dubey, along with an STF sub-inspector and two constables reportedly got injured in the mishap.
* As soon as Dubey was taken out of the vehicle, he snatched a rifle from the STF team and tried to fire at the police. He was injured in the retaliatory firing, said JN Singh, ADG Kanpur range.
* Dubey was rushed to the Hallett Hospital for treatment. Dubey was declared dead in the hospital, said Singh.
* STF officials admitted to the accident but initially had refused to say the extent of injuries suffered by the gangster.
* Dubey was nabbed from famous Mahakal temple in
Ujjain
on Thursday morning after being identified by a shopkeeper outside the temple.
* The fugitive gangster from
Bikru village
,
Chaubeypur
in Kanpur had been on the run after gunning down eight UP policemen in an encounter a week ago.
(With inputs from agencies)
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