From Friday to Friday: The story of UP gangster Vikas Dubey

Vikas Dubey was a relatively unknown name in Uttar Pradesh and its underworld till Friday July 3 As the sun dawned on Friday Dubey had become the most dreaded name in the countryHe and his accomplices had shot dead eight police personnel in Bikru village under Chaubeypur police circle in cold blood The police team had gone to Vikas Dubeys house in the wee hours of Friday to arrest him in a case of attempted murderVikas Dubey who had been tipped off about the police raid by some moles in the police force was prepared with his gang and opened fire on unsuspecting police personnel He fled the scene with his accomplices leaving behind a trail of blood rage and horrorThe incident first of its kind in Uttar Pradesh led to nationwide outrage and cast aspersions on the Yogi Adityanath government and the state police forceUP Gangster Vikas Dubey Killed In Police EncounterThe Kanpur police shot dead two suspects Prem Prakash Pandey and Atul Dubey within four hours of the incidentIn another kneejerk reaction the police demolished Dubeys house in Bikru village a day after the massacre and trampled over his two vehicles and two tractors with an earthmoverThe action made political leaders like former Union Minister Salman Khurshid question the legality of the action and the action on his family earned him support from the Brahmin communityStation officer Vinay Tiwari and inspector KK Sharma were suspended after their call detail records confirmed their conversation with the gangster The two were arrested on WednesdayAs investigations progressed the political connections of Vikas Dubey grabbed headlines His photographs with top political leaders across the political spectrum added to the discomfiture of the people in power and in the oppositionInvestigations revealed that Vikas had amassed wealth and property through deals in real estate liquor business and contractsPolitical parties indulged in mudslinging and played the blame game as the STF hunted down and killed his lieutenant Amar Dubey on Wednesday in Hamirpur and Bauan Dubey in Etawah Prabhat Mishra who was arrested from Faridabad on Wednesday was shot dead in an encounter on Thursday ironically at the same spot where Vikas Dubey would later be felled on FridayVikas Dubey meanwhile remained elusive for the police Fifty teams of state police and Special Task Force raided all his hideouts and picked up his relatives in an attempt to mount pressure on the gangsterKanpur Shootout This Is How UP Gangster Vikas Dubey Was Arrested From UjjainThe borders of the state were sealed and frantic searches were carried out on the highways while Vikas remained holed up in a relatives house in Kanpur itself for two daysHe then managed to reach Faridabad where he was caught in a CCTV camera at a hotel The police reached after he had leftEvery move of Vikas Dubey was hungrily lapped up by the media turning the gangster into a muchdreaded don almost overnightEven as the police continued its attempts to arrest the gangster Vikas quietly slipped into Madhya Pradesh and then to Ujjain On Thursday morning he went to the famous Mahakaal temple where he revealed his identity and got himself arrestedThe Madhya Pradesh police claimed the credit for his arrest and Vikas was handed over to the UP STF on Thursday night He had reached Kanpur on Friday morning when the SUV he was being brought in overturned and he was killed while trying to fleeWhen he died Vikas Dubey had completed his journey from a nonentity to a muchdreaded gangster all in a week from Friday to FridayCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever