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TopicVikas Dubey

Topic: Vikas Dubey

Missing files, quick bail: Yogi govt panel claims gangster Vikas Dubey got ‘state patronage’

Panel headed by Justice B.S. Chauhan (Retd) probed killings of 8 police personnel & Dubey's subsequent encounter, and submitted a report to UP govt in 2021. Report made public this week.

Panel probing gangster Vikas Dubey’s encounter gives clean chit to police

The commission said the evidence citied in the case supported police's version of the incident and the injuries suffered by policemen could not be self-inflicted or fabricated.

Inquiry commission probing Vikas Dubey encounter case gives clean chit to UP Police

The panel submitted its report to the state government Monday, eight months after it was set up. The inquiry commission has reportedly found no evidence of wrongdoing by UP police.

SIT recommends ED probe into gangster Vikas Dubey’s property worth Rs 150 crore

The 3-member SIT, set up by the UP govt, also recommended action against 90 police officials for their alleged involvement in helping gangster Vikas Dubey build his empire.

UP Police book Vikas Dubey’s wife, brother for obtaining arms license using fake affidavits

Apart from Dubey's kin, the police have also registered an FIR against seven others for obtaining SIM cards on someone else's ID.

Supreme Court dismisses plea against retired Justice Chauhan-led panel in Vikas Dubey case

A bench headed by CJI Bobde said that there were enough safeguards to ensure fair inquiry by the judicial panel into the encounter which took place in Kanpur.

Is it illegal if judge’s relative belongs to political party, SC asks lawyer in Vikas Dubey case

The apex court was hearing a plea seeking reconstitution of the inquiry commission set up to probe the killing of gangster Vikas Dubey.

SC dismisses pleas seeking removal of members of inquiry commission in Vikas Dubey case

The bench said it would not allow petitioners to cast aspersions on the inquiry commission, which would probe into the killing of 8 policemen and subsequent encounters.

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Gangster Vikas Dubey’s fifth aide arrested by UP Special Task Force

Of the 21 named accused in the Kanpur ambush case, six have been killed and five arrested so far, said STF, adding a hunt is on for 10 other accused.

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Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.