Gangster Vikas Dubey, who was arrested from outside the Mahakal temple in Ujjain on Thursday, has been killed in an encounter. As the news of Vikas Dubey’s encounter broke out, politicians and leaders from across the country took to Twitter to react.
Vikas Dubey has been killed (PTI)
Vikas Dubey, the main accused in the ambush and the killing of eight police personnel in Kanpur last week, has been killed. Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter when the gangster tried to escape, taking advantage of an accident with the convoy of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF).
Inspector-General of Police (Kanpur) Mohit Agarwal said Dubey was killed in the encounter after he tried to flee from the spot following the road accident at Barra area in Kanpur.
SP Kanpur West, while speaking to a news agency ANI, said, “Gangster Vikas Dubey attempted to flee after the car overturned. Police tried to make him surrender, during which he fired at the policemen. He was injured in retaliatory firing by police. He was later rushed to the hospital.”
Vikas Dubey Encounter Live Updates
VIKAS DUBEY KILLED IN ENCOUNTER LIVE REACTIONS:
9:10 am: Dark truth of entire syndicate has been encountered: RJD Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Kumar Jha
# visuals ..
— Manoj Kumar Jha (@manojkjhadu) July 10, 2020
— Manoj Kumar Jha (@manojkjhadu) July 10, 2020
9:09 am:
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) July 10, 2020
9:02 am: Car did not overturn, govt saved from turning over: Akhilesh Yadav
After gangster Vikas Dubey, wanted in connection with the Kanur ambush in which eight police personnel were killed, was killed in an encounter in Kanpur after a car overturned, Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav said the “car did not overturn, the state government was saved from turning over”.
After Vikas Dubey was nabbed in Ujjain, Akhilesh Yadav had on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday to clarify whether it was a “surrender” or an “arrest”.
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— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) July 10, 2020
8:56 am: Former Lok Sabha MP Jayant Chaudhary said all the judges should resign after Vikas Dubey’s encounter.
encounter !
— Jayant Chaudhary (@jayantrld) July 10, 2020
8:38 am: Biggest mob in India is the UP Police headed by a don: Karti Chidambaram
Oh so predictable! The biggest mob in India is the @Uppolice headed by a “Don” Now everything is settled. All inconvenient truths buried for good. @IPS_Association https://t.co/oTV7tbD2En
— Karti P Chidambaram (@KartiPC) July 10, 2020
