Kanpur Encounter: UP Police Reveal Post-Mortem Report of 8 Policemen Killed on July 3, Say Gangster Vikas Dubey And His Aides Used Sharp Weapons and Guns

Lucknow, July 14: Two weeks after the Kanpur encounter, the Uttar Pradesh police had revealed the post-mortem report of 8 policemen killed at Bikru village on July 3. The report states that sharp weapons and guns were used to kill the 8 policemen. UP ADG Prashant Kumar said that gangster Vikas Dubey and his aides looted arms of policemen after killing them on July 3 at Bikru village in Kanpur.

Informing about the post mortem report, Uttar Pradesh Police said that gangster Vikas Dubey and his aides used sharp weapons and guns to kill the 8 policemen at Bikru village on July 3. Adding more information, the Police even said that Circle Officer Devendra Mishra had four bullet injuries and all the bullets were shot from point-blank range. Vikas Dubey’s Encounter Raises More Questions Than It Answers.

Apart from this, the UP Police chief said that gangster Vikas Dubey and his aides looted arms of policemen after killing them on July 3. The latest information was shared three days after dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter in Kanpur while trying to escape.

Here's what the police said:

The UP Chief further added, "Vikas Dubey had asked his gang members to hide the looted arms and ammunition at his residence at Bikru village. During a search at Vikas Dubey's residence, we recovered the looted arms."

Earlier on Tuesday, UP Police took custody of Vikas Dubey two aides -- Arvind Trivedi alias Guddan and Sushilkumar Tiwari alias Sonu -- who were held on Saturday by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and were lodged in Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai.

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