2 aides of gangster Vikas Dubey killed in separate encounters in UP

Two more close aides of gangster Vikas Dubey were killed in separate encounters in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday (July 9), police said.

While Kartikeya alias Prabhat was gunned down in Kanpur when he tried to flee from police custody, another aide of Vikas Dubey, Praveen alias Bauwa Dubey, was killed in an encounter in Etawah, they added.

Kartikeya, who was arrested from Faridabad on Wednesday, was being brought to Kanpur on transit remand when he snatched the pistol of a policeman and tried to flee, ADG, Law and Order Prashant Kumar said.

“The encounter took place in the Panki area of Kanpur when the police vehicle had a flat tyre. Taking advantage of the situation, Kartikeya tried to flee after snatching the pistol of a policeman,” he said.

Kartikeya opened fire at the policemen accompanying him, injuring two Special Task Force (STF) personnel, and was killed in the ensuing exchange of fire, the officer said. The policemen fired at him “in self-defence”, he added.

Kartikeya was rushed to the hospital, where he was declared dead by the doctors.

Meanwhile, another accomplice of Vikas Dubey, Praveen alias Bauwa Dubey who was wanted in connection with last week’s Kanpur ambush, was killed in another encounter in Etawah.

“The police team surrounded him at about 4.30 am and he was killed in an exchange of fire,” Etawah Superintendent of Police (SP) Akash Tomar said.

Praveen was carrying a reward of ₹50,000 on his head. The police seized a rifle and a pistol from his possession.

On Wednesday morning Amar Dubey, another close aide of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in Hamirpur district. Amar was shot by the state’s Special Task Force in coordination with the local police of Hamirpur. A cash reward of ₹25,000 had been set on his arrest.

Eight policemen were ambushed in Bikru village in the Chaubeypur area of Kanpur, where they had gone to arrest Vikas Dubey and fell to bullets fired from rooftops last Friday.

Vikas Dubey, who was last seen at a hotel near Delhi, and is carrying a reward of ₹5 lakh on information leading to his arrest, is still absconding.