GANGSTER VIKAS DUBEY, ARRESTED IN UJJAIN FOR KILLING OF EIGHT COPs’ IN KANPUR
Odishabarta,Bureau
BHOPAL:Gangster Vikas Dubey, wanted in the killing of eight policemen near Kanpur, was arrested on Thursday morning.
Inspector General (IG) of Police, UP Special Task Force, Amitabh Yash confirmed that Dubey was arrested at Mahakal police station in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain on Thursday morning. He said Dubey himself went to the police station to surrender and got arrested.It is a big success for the police.Vikas Dubey is a cruel killer. Whole Madhya Pradesh police were on alert. He has been arrested from Ujjain Mahakal temple.
Dubey had been on the run since the killing of the policemen in a shootout in Bikru village near Kanpur on 2ND July.
Gangster Vikas Dubey, wanted in connection with the Kanpur ambush in which eight policemen were killed, was arrested from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, an official said.
Home Ministry,MP confirmed the development. He told reporters that Dubey is in the state police’s custody in Ujjain.Meanwhile, two more aides of Dubey were gunned down in separate encounters in Uttar Pradesh, police said.While Kartikeya alias Prabhat was killed in Kanpur when he tried to flee from police custody, Praveen alias Bauwa Dubey was shot dead in an encounter in Etawa.
Kartikeya, who was arrested from Faridabad on Wednesday, was being brought to Kanpur on transit remand when he snatched the pistol of a policeman and tried to flee, ADG, Law and Order said.
“The encounter took place in the Panki area of Kanpur when a police team was bringing Kartikeya alias Prabhat from Faridabad to Kanpur on transit remand. The police vehicle had a flat tyre. Taking advantage of the situation, Kartikeya tried to flee after snatching the pistol of a policeman,”.
Kartikeya opened fire at the policemen accompanying him, injuring two Special Task Force (STF) personnel, and was killed in the ensuing exchange of fire, the officer said.
Praveen alias Bauwa Dubey, wanted in connection with last week’s Kanpur ambush, was killed in an encounter in Etawah, the police said.Bauwa Dubey who was wanted in connection with the Kanpur ambush. He was carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on information leading to his arrest,” Etawah Superintendent of Police said.
Total five persons have so far been killed in separate police encounters since the Kanpur ambush. Earlier, Amar Dubey was killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur on Wednesday, while Prem Prakash Pandey and Atul Dubey were gunned down in an encounter in Kanpur on 3rd July.
Source;ht news,Photo;TOI
