SC panel likely to probe Vikas Dubey encounter; UP to file status report

The Supreme Court Tuesday said it may consider appointing a committee headed by a former judge to inquire into the encounters of gangster Vikas Dubey and his associates as well as the killing of eight policemen in Uttar Pradesh.

The Uttar Pradesh government told a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde that it would file a status report by July 16 detailing the steps taken by the authority on the matter.

The apex court was hearing the pleas on the incidents, including those seeking a court-monitored probe into the encounters.

The bench, also comprising Justices R S Reddy