Kanpur: Alarming revelations have come to light In the judicial commission's inquiry report of the ambush in Kanpur's Bikru village in July last year.
Police could not find a total of 21 out of 65 case files registered against gangster Vikas Dubey. The cases were registered at Shivli, Kalyanpur, Chaubepur and Billhaur police stations in Kanpur.
On July 3, 2020, eight police personnel were gunned down by criminals in an attack from a rooftop when a police team entered Bikru village to arrest Dubey.
Seven others, including a civilian, were also injured. The gangster and five of his aides were later killed in subsequent encounters, for which the commission has reportedly given a clean chit to the state police.
The commission set up to probe the Bikru case and the encounter killings has submitted a 132-page report.
The report states that Dubey and his gang were protected by local police as well as revenue and administrative officials in Kanpur.
Due to this fact, Dubey got information about a police raid at his house on the night of the incident and his name was not included in the list of top criminals, despite 64 cases pending against him, the report adds.
The report also states that there was never even a fair investigation in cases registered against him.
On the other hand, 37 police personnel were found guilty of helping the gangsters in Kanpur, including cops from the year 1996 to 2020, who helped Dubey escape the clutches of the law.
Inspector general range Mohit Agarwal, who is leading the seven-member special investigation team in Kanpur, said 11 circle officers, including the then deputy inspector general Anant Dev Tiwari, were also found guilty.
They are being probed by the government and a list has been prepared of personnel from the rank of inspector to the constable, he further said.
He added that the list included as many as 37 police personnel, of which two have died and four have retired from the service.
