Sonia Gandhi to chair meeting of Congress MPs; to discuss Vikas Dubey encounter: Sources

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will hold a meeting with her party's Lok Sabha MPs at 10.30 am on Saturday, July 11 via video conferencing. It is likely that ecomic situation of country and fight against COVID-19 crisis shall be discussed in meeting. Moreover, sources informed Republic TV that she might raise law and order condition in UP in wake of encounter of dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey. This will also be Gandhi's first interaction after Ministry of Home Affairs ordered a probe into Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Congress-linked trusts earlier this week. 

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Kanpur encounter

A police team was approaching to arrest Vikas Dubey, a history-sheeter facing 60 criminal cases in Dikru vill under Chaubeypur Police station on intervening night of July 2. As it was about to reach Dubey's hideout, bullets were fired from rooftop of a building. This resulted in death of Deputy Superintendent of Police Devendra Mishra, three sub-inspectors, and 4 constables.

Several or persons were injured in incident as well. While two criminals were killed in encounter, Vikas Dubey and his or associates mand to flee from spot. After his arrest in Ujjain on Thursday morning, Dubey was handed over to UP STF team.

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UP STF explained details of encounter

Earlier in day, Uttar Pradesh STF released a statement on encounter in which dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey was killed earlier in day. Mentioning that he was being brought to Kanpur in a government vehicle, STF ted that problem arose when a herd of cattle suddenly came on road. To avert any untoward incident, driver of vehicle who was tired after a long journey, took a sharp turn which resulted in accident.

reafter, 5 police personnel in vehicle carrying Dubey were seriously injured due to impact of accident. Seizing this opportunity, STF revealed that gangster snatched a pistol from one of injured personnel and ran away on a different road. When second government vehicle ferrying policemen reached spot, injured STF personnel apprised m of situation. As y started chasing Dubey, he fired at m. According to STF, personnel made every attempt to arrest him alive. However, he was hit by bullets fired by police in self-defence. doctors at government hospital declared him dead.

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