Gangster Vikas Dubey was shot dead on Friday, a week after he allegedly masterminded an ambush at his village here in which eight policemen were killed.
Here’s the timeline of events:
July 3
> Eight police personnel, including a DSP, gunned down in Bikru village near Kanpur allegedly by the henchmen of gangster Vikas Dubey.
> Hours later, Vikas Dubey’s two accomplices also killed in an encounter.
July 4
> UP Police suspends Chaubeypur station officer Vinay Tiwari, suspected of tipping off Dubey about a raid to arrest him.
> Vikas Dubey’s house in Bikru village razed under police presence.
July 5
> Vikas Dubey’s aide Dayashankar Agnihotri arrested in a pre-dawn encounter in Kanpur. July 6 *UP Police suspends three more of their men.
> UP Police says they are probing allegations in a letter purportedly written by slain DSP Devendra Mishra, alleging links between Vinay Tiwari and Dubey.
July 7
> All 68 personnel of the Chaubeypur police station shunted to the reserve police line. *Three more people linked with Dubey arrested.
> DIG Anant Deo, a former Kanpur Nagar SSP, transferred to the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) in Moradabad.
July 8
> Police shoot dead an aide of gangster Vikas Dubey and arrest six other alleged accomplices.
> Two suspended sub inspectors, Vinay Tiwari and Bikru beat in-charge K K Sharma, also arrested.
> UP STF detains Vikas Dubey’s brother-in-law Raju Nigam in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district.
July 9
> Madhya Pradesh police arrest Vikas Dubey outside Mahakal temple in Ujjain, hand him over to UP Police.
> Dubey’s aides Prabhat and Praveen shot dead in separate encounters in UP.
> Dubey’s wife, son and a help held by the Uttar Pradesh police for questioning.
July 10
> Vikas Dubey shot dead on the outskirts of Kanpur. Police say he was trying to escape from custody.
