India / Car didn't overturn, govt was saved: Akhilesh on Vikas Dubey encounter

Reacting to gangster Vikas Dubey's encounter, Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav tweeted that "car did not overturn" and "government has been saved from toppling" by secrets that would have been revealed. Dubey was killed in an encounter on Friday in Kanpur. After Dubey's arrest in Ujjain, Akhilesh had asked the government to clarify whether it was an arrest or surrender.

The Quint : Jul 10, 2020, 11:39 AM

Lucknow: With the killing of Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey in an encounter early on Friday, 10 July, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and Congress' Priyanka Gandhi questioned the government over the incident and the circumstances surrounding it.

"Actually, the car has not overturned. The government has been saved from overturning with the revealing of secrets," Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav tweeted.

दरअसल ये कार नहीं पलटी है, राज़ खुलने से सरकार पलटने से बचाई गयी है.
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) July 10, 2020

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi said, “The culprit has been killed, but what about the crime and the people who protected him?”

Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said that the “law has taken its course.”

“It could be a matter of regret and disappointment for those who raised questions on Vikas Dubey’s arrest yesterday and death today. The MP Police did its job, it arrested and handed him over to the UP Police,” he was quoted by ANI as saying.

Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan and Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu also reacted to the incident.

Pointing out that Dubey “surrendered publicly in Ujjain temple to avoid being ‘encountered’”, Bhushan said that with the his killing on Friday, the “nexus with top politicos” would now not be revealed.

Meanwhile, Pannu tweeted, “Wow! We did not expect this at all !!!! And then they say our Bollywood stories are far from reality.”

Background of the Case

Dubey was killed in the encounter when he tried to flee after a road accident, said Inspector General, Kanpur, Mohit Agarwal, reported news agency PTI.

“Gangster Vikas Dubey attempted to flee after the car overturned. The police tried to make him surrender, during which he fired at the policemen. He was injured in retaliatory firing by police. He was later rushed to the hospital (and was declared dead).”

Earlier on Friday, ANI had reported that one of the vehicles part of the convoy of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) that was bringing back Dubey from Madhya Pradesh to Kanpur had overturned.

The gangster who had a bounty of Rs 5 lakh was arrested in Ujjain on Thursday.