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Vikas Dubey Encounter Case: SC approves inclusion of former judge

By Preeti Soodan Devgan -
  • Updated
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  • 22nd July 2020,
  • 5:13 PM

Vikas Dubey Encounter Case: SC on Monday directed the state government to include a former judge of the court and a retired director general of police expanding the committee investigating the case.

Vikas Dubey

Vikas Dubey encounter case

Vikas Dubey Encounter Case: The supreme court has ordered the expansion of the committee investigating into the killing of Vikas Dubey. The apex court has directed the state government to include a former judge of the court and a retired director general of police, as per reports. SC has issued an order to the State court regarding this. Earlier, there was only one member in the committee, Allahabad High court judge justice Shashi Kant Agarwal was the sole person handling the case.

A draft notification has been approved by the supreme court to Uttar Pradesh Government on Wednesday to include former DGP A n Gupta and retired BS Chauhan former Supreme Court judge justice. The enquiry committee is set up to investigate the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey and his associates in police counters. the court has also mentioned that the committee will start functioning in the following week and will submit its report within two months.

Chief justice SA Bobde after hearing the batch of a plea seeking court-monitored investigation, told the state government to expand the committee. According to reports in a leading website, Bobde said that the scope of the investigation to be conducted by the inquiry committee should be wide enough. The committee will closely monitor the incidents of killing 8 policemen followed by the encounter of Don Vikas Dubey.

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Solicitor general Tushar Mehta appearing for Uttar Pradesh government read out the terms of reference of the enquiry committee and also told the bench that the committee will prove that how because Dube was released on bail after facing 65 FIRs, Dube was shot dead on July 10, after a car accident. He tries to escape after that he was shot in an encounter with police. He was arrested a day before from Madhya Pradesh who was accused to Kill eight police personnel on July 2.

Besides this, a special team under SP, crime, Kanpur Nagar is also investigating and an SIT headed by the UP Additional Chief Secretary has also been set up to look into Dubey’s crime and the connection between police and politicians.

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