Gangster of Kanpur: on history-sheeter Vikas Dubey

The killing of eight cops by a criminal gang in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Friday bears the violent signature of a dysfunctional society and a disconcerting emaciation of governance in India’s most populous State. A history-sheeter who has at least five lots cases of murder, extortion, kidnapping and other violent crimes against him, waited in ambush at his own home for the arrival of the police party that was looking for to apprehend him. Among the dead remained in his early 20 s and had just started his career; another one was nearing retirement. These were needless and preventable deaths: reports suggest that the gangster had gotten info about the upcoming raid from his sources within the police. The administration reacted to the tragic problem by bulldozing the gang leader’s home and lorries parked in the properties. Straddling the worlds of government contracts, politics and crime, the gangster Vikas Dubey is emblemat