Crime as punishment: On the killing of Vikas Dubey

The Uttar Pradesh Police’s account of the killing of Kanpur gangster Vikas Dubey on Friday, even if taken at face value, is a surprising admission of severe ineptitude. However the official narrative, as it stands, stretches the bounds of credulity to an amazing degree. The possibility that his death is formally approved retribution for the murder of eight policemen who were part of the group that went to detain him on July 3 is tough to dismiss out of hand. Without a doubt, Dubey’s death in an ‘exchange of fire’ while he was ‘trying to run away’ after the police car in which he was being taken ‘met with a mishap’ is likewise exceptionally hassle-free for lots of; it puts a cover on the sordid tale of his violent rise to power and influence, which was nurtured by a larger network of clients, consisting of some in the police force. A solidified crook, who had 62 cases against him before his gang allegedly shot dead eight cops recently, was allegedly being carried without handcuffs; he took weapons from those escorting him, according to the cops version of