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The Wire accused Yogi Adityanath of being ‘casteist’ for not killing Vikas Dubey hours before the encounter of the gangster

Editorial Desk - 10 July, 2020

Notorious gangster, Vikas Dubey, who was arrested from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh was killed in an encounter in the wee hours of the morning on Friday

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Vikas Dubey killed in an encounter after he attempts to flee from police custody: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2020

The encounter broke out between Vikas Dubey and the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) after the gangster tried to flee upon reaching Kanpur.

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‘He is with the Samajwadi Party’: Gangster Vikas Dubey’s mother says the government must do what is appropriate

OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2020

Speaking to the media, Sarla Devi, the mother of Vikas Dubey said that they came to know of his arrest after watching the news on the television.

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Criminal Vikas Dubey had tortured his school headmaster to death, exhibited criminal behaviour since childhood: Report

OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2020

Vikas Dubey had tortured his school headmaster Siddheshwar Pandey to death during his childhood

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Congress doubles down on its ‘Brahmin card’ with the arrest of Vikas Dubey and encounter of his aides

OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2020

Congress leader Jitin Prasada has been trying to stoke casteist fires over the Vikas Dubey issue, by trying to portray UP Police's action on the gangster and his associates as 'caste-oriented atrocity' against the Brahmins.

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Unconfirmed reports of Newslaundry columnist Sharjeel Usmani being ‘picked up’ by UP Police emerge on social media

OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2020

Islamists and 'liberals' claimed on social media that Newslaundry columnist Sharjeel Usmani, who had hailed Delhi riots shooter Shahrukh as 'Mujahid', has been 'picked up' by UP Police.

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Watch: ‘Main Vikas Dubey hoon Kanpurwala,’ the gangster announces and gets a resounding Kanpur-style slap by police in return

OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2020

Dubey was arrested by Ujjain Police from the Mahakal Temple premises on Thursday.

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Kanpur encounter: Notorious gangster Vikas Dubey arrested at police station in Ujjain

OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2020

The notorious gangster was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh police after he had managed to escape after unleashing terror on the Uttar Pradesh policemen on July 2 late night killing eight policemen including a DSP.

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Uttar Pradesh: Two aides of criminal Vikas Dubey shot dead by the police, 3 killed so far

OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2020

Prashant Mishra, an aide of Vikas Dubey, was shot in the leg while trying to escape during his transit to Kanpur. He was admitted in hospital in a critical condition and later succumbed to injuries.

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