Vikas Dubey Encounter: Here's how the events unfolded

Gangster Vikas Dubey, the kingpin behind the killing of eight policemen in Kanpur ambush, was shot dead in an encounter after a week's long chase. With 40 police teams deployed to probe the investigation, events unfolded, leaving behind a trail of blood, rage and horror.

Kanpur: Vikas Dubey became the center of India's news-hungry media where people, mostly obsess over dons emerging from Mumbai's underworld. Dubey emerged from the criminal hinterlands of UP with the killing of eight police personnel who had gone to arrest him in a case of attempted murder on July 3. The fugitive gangster was on the run for almost a week and massive a manhunt was launched to nab him, but he remained elusive. Dubey was shot dead in an encounter on Friday morning after he attempted to flee the spot. Police officials said that he fired at cops following which the police retaliated.

Here's a timeline of the dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey:

KANPUR BLOODBATH

July 2: Vikas Dubey and his accomplices had shot dead eight police personnel in Bikru village under Chaubeypur police on the intervening night of July 2 and 3. The police team had gone to Vikas Dubey's house to arrest him in a case of attempted murder.

DUBEY'S ACCOMPLICES SHOT DEAD

July 3: The Kanpur police shot dead two suspects, Prem Prakash Pandey and Atul Dubey, within four hours of the incident. A Special Task Force was deployed to lead the investigation and at least 40 police teams were formed to arrest the kingpin.

ROLE OF SUSPECTED COPS PROBED

July 4: Station officer Vinay Tiwari and inspector K.K. Sharma's roles were probed after the cops suspected that they might have tipped off the gangster. In a major reshuffle, at least ten police officers were transferred to Chaubeypur police station.

CLOSE AIDES ARRESTED

July 5: Cops arrested Daya Shankar Agnihotri, an accomplice of Vikas Dubey and his domestic help. Agnihotri told the cops that they were tipped about the raid and henchmen were called to attack the police team.

MORE ARRESTS

July 6: In another development, cops arrested Amar Dubey's mother, who was considered to be the right hand of Vikas Dubey. Daya Shankar's wife Rekha was also detained for her alleged involvement in the Kanpur encounter.

COPS SUSPENDED

July 7: Station officer Vinod Tiwari and KK Sharma were suspended after their call detail records confirmed their conversation with the gangster. Both of them were arrested and later suspended.

CLOSE AIDES SHOT DEAD

July 8: Wanted criminal Vikas Dubey's right hand, Amar Dubey, was shot dead in an encounter who was also involved in the Kanpur ambush following a tip-off. Cops arrested Prabhat Mishra and other accomplices of Vikas Dubey.

VIKAS DUBEY SPOTTED IN UJJAIN

July 9: Prabhat Mishra and Bahua Dubey, close aides of Vikas Dubey, were killed in separate encounters in Etawah and Kanpur. Dubey was spotted at Ujjain's Mahakal temple. Dubey managed to reach Faridabad where he was caught in a CCTV camera at a hotel, but he managed to escape.

DUBEY KILLED

July 10: The criminal was brought to on Friday morning when the SUV he was being brought in overturned and he was killed while trying to flee. The much-dreaded gangster was killed exactly after a week after a long chase.

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