Vikas Dubey was caught in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey, who was behind the cold-blooded killing of eight policemen last week, was arrested this morning from a temple in Madhya Pradesh after a nearly week-long chase involving the police across three states. He was caught in Ujjain around the same time two of his aides were killed in separate encounters in UP. His closest aide, Aman Dubey, was killed yesterday.
Vikas Dubey was seen buying prayer offerings at Mahakal temple around 8 am, according to the police. A shopkeeper recognized him and reportedly alerted security guards, they said. When he emerged from the temple, the guards questioned him.
He first tried to mislead them by producing a fake ID card of a much younger man. When prodded further, he hit out at the guards, who dragged him to the police station.
Eight policemen were killed on Friday when they went in a large team to arrest Dubey at his village in Chaubeypur area of Kanpur.
Dubey - charged in 60 criminal cases including murder, kidnapping, extortion and rioting - had allegedly been alerted to the raid by local policemen and had set up an ambush. When the policemen reached the village, Dubey and his men, armed with AK-47s, fired from rooftops.
The notorious gangster escaped after the massacre. A massive hunt was launched and the bounty on him was raised to Rs 5 lakh.
Here are the updates on UP gangster Vikas Dubey:
No transit remand for UP gangster Vikas Dubey, Madhya Pradesh police hands him over to Uttar Pradesh police. No case has been registered against him in Ujjain, police said.
"Well-Planned Surrender": Family Of Killed Cop Says Vikas Dubey Was Saved From Death
A relative of DSP Devendra Mishra, who was among the eight polimen killed in the Kanpur ambush, questioned the arrest of gangster Vikas Dubey, claiming it to be a "well-planned surrender" and that the gangster was "saved from death", reported PTI. The relative was apparently referring to the deaths of Dubey's five alleged accomplices in encounters with the police. "This is not an arrest but he has been saved from ''death''. It was a surrender made in a well-planned manner," Kamalkant Mishra, the brother-in-law of killed police officer Devender Mishra told reporters. "Nobody can compensate our loss but if the criminal has been arrested, it is a source of satisfaction for us," he said, adding, "I do not think that it is the end of the story rather, this is just the beginning".
Act Against "Political Patrons, Conspirators" Of Gangster Vikas Dubey: Mayawati Tells UP Government
BSP President Mayawati on Thursday asked Uttar Pradesh government to take strict action against not only gangster Vikas Dubey, who along with his aides killed eight policemen last week in an ambush in Kanpur, but also against his patrons in the government and politics, reported PTI. The people of UP and the country are waiting for the government to expose all the criminal nexus and 'mafiyagiri'' of Vikas Dubey, "the dreaded criminal following his arrest after a long struggle by the Madhya Pradesh police", said Mayawati in a tweet. "The public is also waiting for the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure strict punishment at the earliest to all the government and political patrons and conspirators connected with Vikas Dubey in his heinous crimes," she said in another tweet.
Bahua Dubey, Aide Of UP Gangster Vikas Dubey, Shot Dead By Police
Another aide of the Kanpur encounter accused Vikas Dubey, Bahua Dubey, died in an encounter with the police in Uttar Pradesh's Ettawah on Thursday, reported ANI.
"Today at around 4.30 AM, in an encounter with the Etawah Police, one person has died. from him, a rifle and a pistol too has been recovered. When we shared the information with the Kanpur Police, they identified him as Bahua Dubey," said SSP Etawah Akash Tomar.
"He was involved in the Kanpur encounter along with Vikas Dubey and there was a bounty of Rs 50,000 on him," he added.
"Around 3 AM on the highway near Mahewa Police Station Bakewar, a Swift Dzire car was looted by four armed assailants on a Scorpio. Around 4:30 AM, they were intercepted at Kachaura road under Police Station Civil lines by the police. When police parties chased them, the car collided with a tree, and criminals started firing at the police," he further said.
Bahua Dubey sustained injuries during the encounter and was pronounced dead when taken to the hospital. However, the other three managed to escape. One pistol, a double-barrel gun, and several cartridges have been recovered, he informed further.
Earlier today, Prabhat Mishra, also an aide of the main accused, died after being shot at by the police.
Prabhat Mishra had sustained an injury on the leg after being shot at by the police and was rushed to a hospital before being pronounced dead.
Vikas Dubey- Gangster Was Slapped After He Shouted I Am Vikas Dubey After ArrestIn police custody after a dramatic chase that ended at a temple this morning, Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey shouted out "
Main Vikas Dubey
hoon, Kanpur
wala!" The notorious criminal, charged in 60 cases including murder, made the startling admission after five days of running from the police, driving from UP to Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh after the Friday massacre in which eight policemen were killed.
Police to present Vikas Dubey before Ujjain Chief Judicial Magistrate Trupti Pandey for a transit remand.
Vikas Dubey's Wife Never Contested Election On Our Symbol: Samajwadi Party Leader Abhishek Mishra
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Abhishek Mishra on Wednesday refuted reports which claimed that the wife of wanted gangster Vikas Dubey was a lifetime member of the party, reported ANI.
"Richa Dubey, wife of the history-sheeter Vikas Dubey has never been a part of our party. She was never an active member of the party. She had never contested election on SP symbol," Mr Mishra said.
The SP leader also rubbished "documents" purportedly showing Sonu alias Richa Dubey had taken a lifetime membership of the Samajwadi Party after paying Rs 20,000 in 2015 and she has attended the party functions and was involved in propagating and disseminating the policies of the party.
There is also a "application form" for panchayat polls to Kanpur (rural), which shows Richa Dubey contested Zila Panchayat elections in 2015 on the SP symbol.
Mr Mishra told ANI that the documents were fake and could be a creation of the IT cell of rival political parties.
Vikas Dubey to be brought to UP on transit remand: Police
UP gangster Vikas Dubey would be brought to the state on transit remand, police said.
"Dubey will be brought to the state on transit remand. Our campaign against all those involved in the Kanpur case will continue till not even a single member of the Dubey gang is left," ADG, Law and Order Prashant Kumar said.
"Stricter punishment will be ensured against Dubey," he added.
Vikas Dubey entered via Rajasthan's Kota: Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra
Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra asserted that Vikas Dubey was arrested, he did not surrender. "He entered Madhya Pradesh via Rajasthan's Kota in a car with two aides, Bittu and Suresh. He used a fake ID with the last name 'Paul'," he said.
Vikas Dubey used fake ID which declared his last name as "Paul"
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said that Mr Dubey drove into the state with two aides; he had a fake ID which declared his last name as "Paul".
UP Gangster Vikas Dubey's 2 Aides Shot Dead In Separate Encounters
Two aides of notorious gangster Vikas Dubey, the main accused in the ambush and murder of eight policemen last week in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, were shot dead early Thursday morning in separate encounters in UP when they were trying to escape, police said. Hours later, Vikas Dubey was arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain.
Prabhat, one of the two aides, was arrested on Tuesday from Haryana's Faridabad, about an hour away from Delhi, after Dubey was spotted at a hotel in the city. He was being brought back to Kanpur with another man arrested along with him when he tried to escape, according to the police.
Congratulate Madhya Pradesh Police on the arrest of Vikas Dubey: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
I congratulate Madhya Pradesh Police on the arrest of Vikas Dubey. I am constantly in touch with UP authorities and have also spoken to UP CM Adityanath. For further probe, he'll be handed over to UP Police. Police of both states working in co-ordination," Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
"I Am Vikas Dubey," Vikas Dubey shouted as he was taken away by police
As he was taken by the police, Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey shouted "Main Vikas Dubey hoon, Kanpur wala!" The notorious criminal, who is behind the killing of eight policemen, made the startling admission after hiding and running from the police across three states after the Friday massacre.
The gangster was arrested after he was spotted at Mahakal temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
Seen in a white striped t-shirt, he bought prayer offerings from a shop before entering the temple. The shopkeeper alerted the security guards, who confronted him when he stepped out. (Read full story
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Vikas Dubey was spotted at Mahakal temple around 8 am, say Police
Vikas Dubey was seen buying prayer offerings at Mahakal temple around 8 am, according to the police. A shopkeeper recognized him and reportedly alerted security guards, they said. When he emerged from the temple, the guards questioned him.
He first produced a fake ID card of a much younger man. When prodded further, he hit out at the guards, who dragged him to the police station.
"Main Vikas Dubey hoon, Kanpur wala," he shouted out, when he was beaten while being taken to the police van.
Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey, accused of killing eight policemen last week, was arrested from a temple in Madhya Pradesh after a nearly week-long chase involving the police across three states. Vikas Dubey was caught in Ujjain around the same time two of his aides were killed in separate encounters in UP. His closest aide, Aman Dubey, was killed yesterday.