The police team was on its way to Kanpur when the car carrying Vikas Dubey broke down. Reportedly, he snatched a gun from a police and tried to flee.
Kanpur| In a major twist, notorious gangster Vikas Dubey has been killed in an encounter. Dubey was nabbed by the MP Police on Thursday near Ujjain Mahakal temple. He was caught six days after he escaped the police killing 8 of them near Kanpur dehat in a shootout.
As per the reports, on Thursday evening Vikas Dubey was handed over to UP STF by MP Police. The police team was on its way to Kanpur when the car carrying Vikas Dubey broke down. Reportedly, he snatched a gun from a police and tried to flee. The police apparently asked him to surrender but he refused.
After that he shot at the police. Police also fired shots in retaliation after which he was injured. Dubey was taken to Kanpur’s Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Earlier, three of his aides were also killed in an encounter while trying to flee.
(This is developing story. More details are awaited.)
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