UP govt orders judicial probe into Bikru killings, Dubey's encounter


Lucknow, Jul 12 (IANS): The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the July 3 ambush in Bikru village wherein eight policemen were killed and also the July 10 encounter killing of main accused Vikas Dubey near Kanpur, officials sources said on Sunday.

The probe will be headed by Justice Shashikant Agarwal (retd) with its headquarters in Kanpur. The probe report will be submitted within two months.

The probe will also cover the encounters of criminals done by police during this period.

Six criminals, including Dubey, were killed in these encounters between July 3 and July 10.

According to an official release, the judicial commission will also investigate the police-criminals nexus to check recurrence of such incidents in future.

The commission has been tasked to suggest measures to stop such nexus from developing.

The state government set up a Special Investigation Team headed by Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Bhoosreddy on Saturday to probe the police role in the July 3 incident.

 

  

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Sun, Jul 12 2020

    Maximum number of encounter killings have taken place under the BJP government under so called holy man. Probably highest in any single state of any country yet he still he holds on to power by threatening and bribing people or using religion as a tool to keep him in power. We all know about results of judicial enquires in India.

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