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Hours before Vikas Dubey's encounter, SC plea feared gangster's fate

The petitioner also expressed apprehension of Dubey's encounter killing and sought CBI probe into the matter

Kanpur encounter, UP Police
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STF and Police investigate the area near the residence of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey and two wells in his house being investigated with the help of divers, at Bikaru village in Kanpur on Wednesday. Vikas Dubey has been absconding since Kanpur encou

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A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking directions for the Uttar Pradesh government to conduct a thorough investigation into the killing/alleged encounter of five aides of gangster Vikas Dubey who might have been involved in the killing of eight policemen in Kanpur on July 3.

The petitioner also expressed apprehension of Dubey's encounter killing and sought CBI probe into the matter. The plea was moved on Thursday evening by advocate and petitioner-in-person Ghanshyam Upadhyay seeking urgent hearing on the matter.

Hours later on Friday, Dubey was killed after being critically injured in an alleged shootout with STF officials on