Up Gangster Kills Policemen

Five police officers have been suspended over the killings of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on April 15.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Khushi Dubey, the wife of a close aide of dead gangster Vikas Dubey, in a case related to the killing of eight policemen who had gone to arrest him in a Kanpur village in July 2020.

More than three months since the Bikru village ambush, in which eight policemen including a deputy SP were killed, the Kanpur police has invoked the Gangsters Act against 30 of aides of gangster Vikas Dubey arrested in connection with the case.

An aide of the dead gangster Vikas Dubey has been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police from Chitrakoot district, days after the dramatic surrender of another associate and accused of the Kanpur ambush in which eight policemen were killed, officials said on Tuesday.

An accused of the Kanpur ambush during which eight policemen were killed by henchmen of killed gangster Vikas Dubey surrendered before the Chaubepur police on Saturday in a dramatic manner, wearing a confession placard and seeking forgiveness for the crime.

Another alleged accomplice of killed gangster Vikas Dubey, behind the massacre of eight policemen at Bikru village in Kanpur was arrested by the UP Special Task Force, the STF said in a statement on Friday.

The death of Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey in an encounter while allegedly trying to escape police custody and the killing of eight cops by him will be investigated by a panel headed by a former Supreme Court judge. The Supreme Court today asked for a report within two months.

A SIT set up to enquire into the Kanpur ambush in which eight policemen were killed by Vikas Dubey and his henchmen, has sought information from the people on the gangster's criminal antecedents, including his alleged connivance with various authorities.

Justice (retired) Shashi Kant Agarwal, heading the one-member judicial commission probing the Kanpur ambush and encounter of killed gangster Vikas Dubey, on Monday visited Bikru village to probe the attack in which eight policemen had died.

Uttar Pradesh additional chief secretary Sanjay Bhoosreddy, who is heading the special investigation team probing the local police's alleged connivance with gangster Vikas Dubey, will on Sunday visit Bikru village near Kanpur where 8 policemen were killed by the henchmen of the gangster.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) will probe gangster Vikas Dubey's rise in the world of crime and how he managed to kill eight policemen in an ambush in his native village earlier this month, the Uttar Pradesh government said on Saturday.

There was an eerie silence outside the demolished house of gangster Vikas Dubey where around 60 policemen are keeping a hawk-eyed vigil after the news spread that he was killed in an encounter on Friday.

After the notorious gangster Vikas Dubey was killed on Friday morning, the families of the policemen who were killed in the Kanpur encounter on July 3 expressed relief.

Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey was arrested this morning after a five-day hunt during which he travelled across three states to end up at a temple in Madhya Pradesh. Moments after he stepped out of the Mahakal temple in Ujjain, the notorious criminal was confronted. "Main Vikas Dubey hoon, Kanpur wala (I am Vikas Dubey of Kanpur)," he burst out...

Hours after the arrest of Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey, the father of one of the eight policemen he killed last week said the cops who helped him escape were the bigger criminals.

Five police officers have been suspended over the killings of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on April 15.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Khushi Dubey, the wife of a close aide of dead gangster Vikas Dubey, in a case related to the killing of eight policemen who had gone to arrest him in a Kanpur village in July 2020.

More than three months since the Bikru village ambush, in which eight policemen including a deputy SP were killed, the Kanpur police has invoked the Gangsters Act against 30 of aides of gangster Vikas Dubey arrested in connection with the case.

An aide of the dead gangster Vikas Dubey has been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police from Chitrakoot district, days after the dramatic surrender of another associate and accused of the Kanpur ambush in which eight policemen were killed, officials said on Tuesday.

An accused of the Kanpur ambush during which eight policemen were killed by henchmen of killed gangster Vikas Dubey surrendered before the Chaubepur police on Saturday in a dramatic manner, wearing a confession placard and seeking forgiveness for the crime.

Another alleged accomplice of killed gangster Vikas Dubey, behind the massacre of eight policemen at Bikru village in Kanpur was arrested by the UP Special Task Force, the STF said in a statement on Friday.

The death of Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey in an encounter while allegedly trying to escape police custody and the killing of eight cops by him will be investigated by a panel headed by a former Supreme Court judge. The Supreme Court today asked for a report within two months.

A SIT set up to enquire into the Kanpur ambush in which eight policemen were killed by Vikas Dubey and his henchmen, has sought information from the people on the gangster's criminal antecedents, including his alleged connivance with various authorities.

Justice (retired) Shashi Kant Agarwal, heading the one-member judicial commission probing the Kanpur ambush and encounter of killed gangster Vikas Dubey, on Monday visited Bikru village to probe the attack in which eight policemen had died.

Uttar Pradesh additional chief secretary Sanjay Bhoosreddy, who is heading the special investigation team probing the local police's alleged connivance with gangster Vikas Dubey, will on Sunday visit Bikru village near Kanpur where 8 policemen were killed by the henchmen of the gangster.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) will probe gangster Vikas Dubey's rise in the world of crime and how he managed to kill eight policemen in an ambush in his native village earlier this month, the Uttar Pradesh government said on Saturday.

There was an eerie silence outside the demolished house of gangster Vikas Dubey where around 60 policemen are keeping a hawk-eyed vigil after the news spread that he was killed in an encounter on Friday.

After the notorious gangster Vikas Dubey was killed on Friday morning, the families of the policemen who were killed in the Kanpur encounter on July 3 expressed relief.

Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey was arrested this morning after a five-day hunt during which he travelled across three states to end up at a temple in Madhya Pradesh. Moments after he stepped out of the Mahakal temple in Ujjain, the notorious criminal was confronted. "Main Vikas Dubey hoon, Kanpur wala (I am Vikas Dubey of Kanpur)," he burst out...

Hours after the arrest of Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey, the father of one of the eight policemen he killed last week said the cops who helped him escape were the bigger criminals.