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

Lucknow:opposition parties have criticised the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government over gangster Vikas Dubey’skillingonfridaymorning — 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”inthestate,anddemanded a probe.

The UP police claimed Dubey was killed when he tried to flee afteracarbringinghimfrommadhya 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 [Uttarpradesh]policewerebringing the heinous criminal Vikas Dubey...anddubey’skillingbythe police,” she said.

Mayawati added a high-level probeisnecessaryforjusticetothe families of the policemen, and to identifythenexusbetween“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 overturningbypreventingthesecretsfrom coming out.”

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress’s general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge, raised questions about Dubey’s protectors.“fine,thecriminal[dubey]is dead but what about those who protected him and his crime?” she tweeted. In Delhi, Congress’ chief spokespersonrandeepsurjewala said:“whoarethepeoplesittingin 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 spillofthosesittingintheechelons of power that an encounter of this nature took place?”

Hari Krishna Srivastava, UP BJP spokesperson: “He was a heinouscriminal.hehadbeenchanging 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.”

Aseniorpoliceofficer,speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Kanpur inspector Anurag Mishra will investigate the case.

Praising the UP police for the encounter, Shalabh Mani Tripathi,amediaadvisortotheupchief minister said, “It was a brave encounter. Police had been working hard for six days. Vikas Dubey was a heinous and dreaded criminal.thosewhoarequestioningthe 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 andstayunharmedintheworldof crimewithoutpoliticalpatronage. He had been active in crime for over two decades. Such people have political patronage across parties and have influence under every government whichever partyrules,”saidprofskdwivedi, a political analyst and the retired head of the department of political sciences, Lucknow University.