Dubey killing meant to protect ‘unholy nexus’, alleges Oppn
A probe under the Supreme Court should be done into the killing of the policemen and then overturning of the car ... and Vikas Dubey’s killing by the UP police
MAYAWATI,
Bahujan Samaj Party chief
Luck now: opposition parties have criticised the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government over gangster Vikas Du be y’ s killing on friday morning — after he was arrested for his alleged involvement in the July 3 killing of eight policemen in Kanpur — suggesting this was a move to protect the “politics-crime nexus” in the state, and demanded a probe.
The UP police claimed Dubey was killed when he tried to flee after a car bringing him from madhya Pradesh, where he was arrested on Thursday, overturned.
In a series of tweets, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati underlined the necessity for a high-level probe for justice. “A probe under the Supreme Court should be done into the killing of the policemen and then overturning of the car in which the UP [Ut tar pradesh] police were bringing the heinous criminal Vikas Du bey ... and du be y’ s killing by the police,” she said.
Mayawati added a high-level probe is necessary for justice to the families of the policemen, and to identify the nexus between“police and criminal politics” and for the strongest of punishment for those involved.
Another former CM, Akhilesh Yadav, who heads the Samajwadi Party, said in a tweet: “It is not the car that overturned, the government saved itself from overturningby preventing the secrets from coming out.”
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress’s general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge, raised questions about Dubey’s protectors.“fine, the criminal[ du bey] is dead but what about those who protected him and his crime?” she tweeted. In Delhi, Congress’ chief spokesperson ran deeps ur jew ala said :“who are the people sitting in the echelons of power, who were protecting criminals like Vikas Dubey? What is the connection of Vikas Dubey, what are the secrets or the beans that he was about to spill of those sitting in the echelons of power that an encounter of this nature took place?”
Hari Krishna Srivastava, UP BJP spokesperson :“He was a heinous criminal. he had been changing his mind and looks like after the surrender he changed it once again and attempted to escape. He committed several murders before killing the eight policemen. Was a longstanding hardcore criminal. All those who have been criticising the government and police should take all these things into account and if they have any doubts then when the magisterial probe would happen, they can raise those issues there.”
A senior police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Kanpur inspector Anurag Mishra will investigate the case.
Praising the UP police for the encounter, Shalabh Mani Trip at hi, a media advisor to the up chief minister said, “It was a brave encounter. Police had been working hard for six days. Vikas Dubey was a heinous and dreaded criminal.those who are questioning the police action should not engage in making such statements that would demoralise police .”
Meanwhile, experts have said that criminals like Dubey are likely to have had political patronage across party lines. “This is indisputable that no one can raise and stay unharmed in the world of crime without political patron age. He had been active in crime for over two decades. Such people have political patronage across parties and have influence under every government whichever party rules ,” said profskdw ive di, a political analyst and the retired head of the department of political sciences, Lucknow University.