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{{short description|Indian history-sheeter and gangster (died 2020)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox criminal
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| criminal_charge = Murder, robbery, kidnapping, illegal land acquisition, criminal intimidation
| name = Vikas Dubey
| birth_date = 26 December 1964
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2020|7|10|55|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Sachendi]], [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| party =
| criminal_status = [[Encounter killings by police|Killed in encounter]]<ref>{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/breaking-news-live-updates-10-july-2020/liveblog/76884398.cms |title= Vikas Dubey encounter live updates: Vikas Dubey was injured in encounter, declared dead in hospital|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="NDTVArrestedUjjain9July">{{Cite web|title=UP Gangster Vikas Dubey, On The Run, Arrested At Madhya Pradesh Temple|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/up-gangster-vikas-dubey-wanted-in-killing-of-888-cops-arrested-in-ujjain-madhya-pradesh-2259611|first1=Anurag|last1=Dwary|editor-first=Deepshikha|editor-last=Ghosh|date=9 July 2020|access-date=9 July 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
| birth_place = Bikroo village, [[Kanpur Nagar district|Kanpur Nagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| other_names = Vikas Pandit
}}

'''Vikas Dubey''' (26 December 1964{{spnd}}10 July 2020) was a notorious Indian criminal, [[history-sheeter]] and a [[gangster]]-turned-[[politician]] from [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] particularly infamous for the ''Bikroo'' case in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History Sheeter Vikas Dubey: विकास के घर पर चल सकता है LDA का पीला पंजा, मां बोली- सरकार नष्ट करे अपराधी की संपत्ति|trans-title=History Sheeter Vikas Dubey: LDA's claw can walk on Vikas's house, he was son of A BHAY YADAV mother bid – government destroy criminal's property|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-absconding-history-sheeter-vikas-dubey-on-radar-of-yogi-adityanath-government-properties-will-be-seized-soon-20476303.html|access-date=5 July 2020|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi-IN}}</ref> He was commonly known as "Vikas Pandit", naming himself after the titular character of the 1999 film ''[[Arjun Pandit (1999 film)|Arjun Pandit]]''. He was also alternatively referred to as "Pandit Ji".<ref name="OutlookVikasPandit7Jul">{{Cite web|date=7 July 2020|title=Dubey was impressed with Sunny Deol''s ''Arjun Pandit''|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/dubey-was-impressed-with-sunny-deols-arjun-pandit/1888457|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 July 2020|website=Outlook|agency=Indo-Asian News Service}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Vaidyanathan|first=A|date=22 July 2020|editor-last=Ghosh|editor-first=Deepshikha|title=How Vikas Dubey Got Bail Is Focus Of Probe: Supreme Court's Brief|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/how-did-gangster-vikas-dubey-get-bail-former-supreme-court-judge-bs-chauhan-to-investigate-2266943|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-22|website=NDTV}}</ref><ref name=":5" />

Prosecutors began the first criminal case against him in the early 1990s. By 2020, Dubey had over 60 criminal cases filed against him.<ref name="WeekPatronage3Jul">{{Cite web|last=Awasthi|first=Puja|date=3 July 2020|title=Notorious UP criminal Vikas Dubey enjoyed patronage of Samajwadi Party, BJP|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/07/03/notorious-up-criminal-vikas-dubey-enjoyed-patronage-of-samajwadi-party-bjp.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 July 2020|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=4 July 2020|others=PTI|title=Small-Time Politician, Real-Estate Business, Gangster: Who Is Vikas Dubey?|url=https://thewire.in/politics/small-time-politician-real-estate-businessman-gangster-who-is-vikas-dubey|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 July 2020|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref name="Hindu100Locations">{{Cite web|last=Pandey|first=Alok|date=5 July 2020|editor-last=Nair|editor-first=Arun|title=Over 100 Locations Searched In Hunt For UP Gangster Who Killed 8 Cops|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kanpur-encounter-over-100-locations-searched-in-hunt-for-up-gangster-vikas-dubey-who-killed-8-cops-2257324|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 July 2020|publisher=NDTV}}</ref> He was connected to the murder of a [[minister of state]], and in another incident, was the main accused in killing eight policemen during an attempted arrest.<ref name="Hindu60cases4Jul">{{Cite news|last=Rashid|first=Omar|date=3 July 2020|title=Kanpur attack {{!}} Main accused Vikas Dubey faces 60 criminal cases|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/main-accused-in-kanpur-attack-faces-60-criminal-cases/article31983975.ece|access-date=4 July 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="NIENurtured3Jul">{{Cite web|date=3 July 2020|others=IANS|title=Political patronage nurtured history-sheeter Vikas Dubey|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jul/03/political-patronage-nurtured-history-sheeter-vikas-dubey-2164951.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 July 2020|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> [[Uttar Pradesh Police]] declared him an absconder with a bounty of ₹5 [[lakh]]s on him, and he was arrested on 9 July 2020, in [[Ujjain]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 July 2020|title=Kanpur attack: Reward on gangster Vikas Dubey increased to Rs 5 lakh|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/kanpur-attack-reward-on-gangster-vikas-dubey-increased-to-rs-5-lakh/1889246|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 July 2020|website=Outlook India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Rs 2.5 Lakh Bounty On Criminal Wanted In Killing Of 8 Policemen In UP|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kanpur-encounter-bounty-on-vikas-dubey-wanted-for-murder-of-8-cops-raised-to-rs-2-5-lakh-2257876|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 July 2020|publisher=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=4 July 2020|title="Police Should Kill My Son": Mother Of Notorious Criminal Behind Killing Of 8 UP Cops|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kanpur-kill-my-son-says-mother-of-notorious-criminal-vikas-dubey-behind-killing-of-8-up-cops-2256875|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 July 2020|publisher=NDTV}}</ref> He was killed on 10 July 2020, in an encounter, after the police vehicle carrying him met with an accident.<ref>{{Cite news|author=The Hindu Net Desk|date=10 July 2020|title=Gangster Vikas Dubey killed in encounter, says UP Police|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/gangster-vikas-dubey-dead-says-up-police/article32038219.ece|access-date=10 July 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Media reports state that because of his political connections, Dubey had been acquitted for most of his murders, despite the presence of multiple witnesses at the scenes.<ref name="NIENurtured3Jul" /> Following his death, a judicial commission led by a retired [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] judge, [[B. S. Chauhan]], was initiated to probe Dubey's death and how he managed bail, among other things.{{fact|date=June 2023}}

==Early life==
Dubey was born in a brahmin family in Bikroo village near [[Bilhaur]] in [[Kanpur Nagar district]], Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="WeekPatronage3Jul" /> From a young age, he formed a local gang and was responsible for criminal activities, including "land grabbing" and murder. He often targeted people for land grabbing as he perceived them to be easy targets.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 July 2020|title=Kanpur encounter: Who is Vikas Dubey who has 60 cases in his name, killed UP minister|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kanpur-encounter-who-is-vikas-dubey-who-has-60-fir-killed-8-cops-1696580-2020-07-03|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 July 2020|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=4 July 2020|others=PTI|title=Day after ambush, Bihar Police suspends station officer, razes criminal Vikas Dubey's hideout|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kanpur-encounter-vikas-dubey-house-6490276/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 July 2020|website=The Indian Express}}</ref> Dubey soon became one of the most wanted criminals in Kanpur. The first case lodged against him, in 1990, was for murder.<ref name="WeekPatronage3Jul" /><ref name="Hindu100Locations" /> Soon, he was associated as a close ally of Harikishan Srivastava, a local politician. Srivastava was then a part of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) but joined the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) in the mid-1990s.<ref name="WeekPatronage3Jul" /><ref>{{Cite web |first=Prabhash K. |last=Dutta |date=10 July 2020 |title=Vikas Dubey: The gangster and his political story |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/vikas-dubey-the-gangster-and-his-political-story-1699006-2020-07-10 |access-date=10 July 2020 |website=India Today}}</ref> Dubey also joined the BSP in 1995-96 and won elections at the district level, allegedly by employing muscle power.<ref name="Hindu60cases4Jul" /><ref name="NIENurtured3Jul" /> His wife, Richa Dubey also won elections of local bodies.<ref name="WeekPatronage3Jul" /> Dubey was the primary accused in the 2001 killing of [[BJP]] leader [[Santosh Shukla]], who was then a minister of state.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=3 July 2020|editor-last=Ray|editor-first=Meenakshi|title=Vikas Dubey: Man behind Kanpur firing wanted for 60 cases of murder, robbery|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/kanpur-firing-vikas-dubey-a-feared-criminal-with-60-cases-of-murder-robbery-and-other-crimes/story-plwaGuwxAIgG39zJwbErQJ.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 July 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> He was arrested but was later discharged, allegedly due to his political influence.<ref name="NIENurtured3Jul" />

==July 2020 encounter==
On 3 July 2020, during an attempt to arrest Dubey and his men, eight policemen were killed, including a [[deputy superintendent of police]] (DSP), while seven police personnel were left injured. Two gunmen, identified as a maternal uncle and another close relative of Dubey, were also killed in the gunfight.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bajpai|first=Namita|date=3 July 2020|title=Eight UP cops, including DSP, killed in an encounter with criminals in Kanpur|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jul/03/eight-up-cops-including-dsp-killed-in-encounter-with-criminals-in-kanpur-2164801.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 July 2020|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The [[autopsy]] report revealed that DSP Devendra Mishra had been beheaded and brutalized with an axe, while other policemen had multiple bullet wounds, which were fired from different weapons, suggesting an ambush.<ref name="TOIAutopsy5Jul">{{Cite web|last=Chakraborty|first=Pathikrit|date=5 July 2020|title=In Maoist-style ambush, Vikas Dubey's men cut CO's head, toes: Autopsy|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/kanpur-ambush-bears-maoist-stamp-of-beheading-brutality/articleshow/76789545.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 July 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The police later recovered weapons, including an [[Ak-47 rifle]] and an [[INSAS rifle]], among others.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 July 2020|editor-last=Abhinav|editor-first=Sahay|title='Won't be spared': Yogi Adityanath takes a vow to nab Kanpur gangsters|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/won-t-be-spared-yogi-adityanath-takes-a-vow-to-nab-kanpur-gangsters/story-Vqz1Musb48vJXCtNejAtOL.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 July 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The inspector-general of Kanpur said that at least 60 men had ambushed the police team, who were 30 in number.<ref name="TOIAutopsy5Jul" /> Call records showed that Dubey was in contact with multiple police personnel, who leaked information to him.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Srivastava|first=Shivendra|date=5 July 2020|title=Vikas Dubey not in top 10 criminal list after 60 cases; was in contact with 24 cops|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kanpur-encounter-vikas-dubey-not-in-top-10-criminal-list-after-60-cases-was-in-contact-with-24-cops-1697160-2020-07-05|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 July 2020|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Following this, the Kanpur administration demolished his house with a [[Bulldozer politics|bulldozer.]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Pandey|first1=Alok|last2=Srinivasan|first2=Chandrashekar|date=4 July 2020|title=UP Gangster Vikas Dubey, Who Killed 8 Cops, Missing For 36 Hours, House Demolished|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/vikas-dubey-kanpur-encounter-house-belonging-to-vikas-dubey-accused-of-killing-8-cops-demolished-2257105|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 July 2020|publisher=NDTV}}</ref> and 25 police teams were then formed to arrest Dubey and his other associates.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|date=4 July 2020|title=Over 25 teams formed by UP police to nab Vikas Dubey, day after 8 policemen were killed|url=https://theprint.in/india/over-25-teams-formed-by-up-police-to-nab-vikas-dubey-day-after-8-policemen-were-killed/454464/|access-date=4 July 2020|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Arrest and death==
Dubey was arrested in 2017; when the [[government of Uttar Pradesh]] charged him under the Gangsters Act and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act and charge-sheeted him in 2019. He challenged this at the High Court and secured an order of no coercive action against him.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharma|first=Aman|date=8 July 2020|title=Gangster on the run, UP's main parties resort to mud-slinging|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/gangster-on-the-run-ups-main-parties-resort-to-mud-slinging/articleshow/76841735.cms|access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref>

He was apprehended again on 9 July 2020, near the [[Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga]] temple in [[Ujjain]], Madhya Pradesh.<ref name="NDTVArrestedUjjain9July" /> He was reported to have shouted his name while being arrested, in fear of being killed like his accomplices.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rashid|first=Omar|date=10 July 2020|title=Gangster Vikas Dubey killed in encounter, says UP Police|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/gangster-vikas-dubey-dead-says-up-police/article32038219.ece|access-date=10 July 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> A petition was filed in the Supreme Court that same night which requested police protection for him and a thorough [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] investigation of his crimes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Accident, An Attempted Escape, Shot Dead: Cops On Gangster Vikas Dubey|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/vikas-dubey-up-gangster-vikas-dubey-killed-while-being-taken-to-kanpur-after-arrest-yesterday-reports-2260201|access-date=10 July 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

On 10 July, the police vehicle carrying Dubey was involved in a road accident and overturned. The real cause of the accident remains unclear.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Vikas Dubey Encounter: एनकाउंटर में मारा गया विकास दुबे, STF की गाड़ी पलटने के बाद मुठभेड़|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/vikas-dubey-stf-car-accident-kanpur-police-yogi-government-ujjain-to-kanpur-1-1208745.html|access-date=10 July 2020|website=India Today|language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=LIVE Vikas Dubey News Update : कानपुर में एसटीएफ के साथ एनकाउंटर में मारा गया विकास दुबे|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-after-six-day-search-police-arrested-most-wanted-gangster-vikas-dubey-from-ujjain-in-madhya-pradesh-20493673.html|access-date=10 July 2020|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Vikas Dubey encounter live updates: Car in UP STF motorcade bringing Vikas Dubey to Kanpur meets with accident|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/breaking-news-live-updates-10-july-2020/liveblog/76884398.cms|access-date=10 July 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Dubey allegedly snatched a pistol from a policeman trying to fix a flat tire and tried to run away,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Car In Police Convoy Taking Gangster Vikas Dubey To Kanpur Overturns|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/vikas-dubey-arrest-one-of-the-three-up-police-vehicles-escorting-gangster-vikas-dubey-from-ujjain-to-kanpur-overturns-on-highway-in-kanpur-2260193|access-date=10 July 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> before being killed by the Uttar Pradesh police.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 July 2020|title=Vikas Dubey encounter news: Gangster Vikas Dubey killed – What we know so far|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/gangster-vikas-dubey-killed-what-we-know-so-far/articleshow/76884715.cms|access-date=10 July 2020|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Post-death investigation==
Following Dubey's death, an investigation led by retired [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] judge [[B. S. Chauhan]] was initiated to look into 2 July encounter. People in Dubey's circle, Dubey's state connections, and how he managed to get bail was investigated.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> The judicial commission also included judge Shashi Kant Agarwal and [[Indian Police Service]] officer K. L. Gupta.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Anand|first=Utkarsh|date=22 July 2020|title=Why Vikas Dubey Was Out on Bail is Focus, Says SC on Encounter Probe|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/why-vikas-dubey-was-out-on-bail-is-focus-says-sc-on-encounter-probe-2728027.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-22|website=News18}}</ref> The Justice B S Chauhan inquiry commission found no evidence of wrongdoing by Uttar Pradesh police in the encounter killings of gangster Dubey and his five associates.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Dhananjay Mahapatra|date=21 Apr 2021|title=UP cops get 'clean chit' in Vikas Dubey killing {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/up-cops-get-clean-chit-in-vikas-dubey-killing/articleshow/82171369.cms|access-date=2021-04-21|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Bikroo Kanpur Gangster ==
A film has also been produced on gangster Vikas Dubey named Bikroo Kanpur Gangster.<ref>{{Citation|title=Bikroo Kanpur Gangster (2021) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt14663562/reference|access-date=2022-01-24}}</ref> The film is written and directed by Neeraj Singh and Shraddha Srivastava.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-09|title=Vikas Dubey Film Not Permitted to Be Shot in Kanpur Due to 'Controversial Content'|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/vikas-dubey-film-not-permitted-to-be-shot-in-kanpur-due-to-controversial-content-3513344.html|access-date=2022-01-24|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> During a press conference, the film's director Neeraj Singh had said that he had to shoot the film in Kanpur but later he was disallowed to shoot it further.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-09|title=Bikroo Kanpur Gangster: Co-Director Neeraj Singh On The Film Not Being Allowed To Be Shot In Kanpur, "They Said It Is Controversial Content"|url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/bikroo-kanpur-gangster-co-director-neeraj-singh-on-the-film-not-being-allowed-to-be-shot-in-kanpur-they-said-it-is-controversial-content/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=Koimoi|language=en-US}}</ref> Neeraj Singh had also stated at the press conference that he had received many threatening calls.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

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