The top suspect in the ambush killings of eight police officers last week and dozens of other crimes was fatally shot in police custody Friday while allegedly trying to flee, officials said.
Vikas Dubey snatched a revolver from officers after their vehicle overturned on a highway near the northern Indian city of Kanpur and tried to flee, said police officer Mohit Aggarwal. He said Dubey died in an exchange of gunfire.
He is believed to have links with state politicians and the police. Two police officers were arrested this week for allegedly tipping him off about a police raid on his home last Friday. Amarnath Aggarwal, an opposition Congress party leader, accused police of planning the killing of Dubey. "It was committed with the motive that Dubey did not reveal the names of people who provided patronage and protection to him."A report last month by a New Delhi rights group, the National Campaign Against Torture, said at least 1,731 people died in custody during 2019, which means five custodial deaths a day.
Ghanshyam Upadhayay, a Mumbai-based lawyer, had petitioned India's Supreme Court on Thursday for the killings of Dubey's alleged accomplices to be investigated.The New Delhi Television channel reported that police had stopped media cars following the police convoy on the highway half an hour before Dubey was killed. There was no immediate police comment.
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