U.P. sets up judicial panel to probe killing of Dubey, aides
Singlejudge panel will also look into Bikru ambush
The killing of historysheeter Vikas Dubey allegedly while trying to escape from police custody on July 10 will be probed by a singlemember commission, led by a retired judge, the Uttar Pradesh government said on Sunday. Retired Allahabad High Court judge Sashi Kant Agarwal will head the commission, which will be based out of Kanpur, and have two months to submit its report. Petitions in SC The decision comes a day after a series of petitions were filed in the Supreme Court seeking an independent probe into the killing of Dubey and his associates by the police following the Bikru ambush.
The commission will also investigate ‘intensively’ the Bikru ambush as well as all the cases of ‘encounters’ between the police and Dubey’s associates, a government spokesperson said. The incidents had become a “matter of public importance,” making a probe necessary, the spokesperson added.Eight policemen were killed in the ambush while five associates linked to Dubey were killed later by the police in alleged exchange of fire. The commission has been formed barely a day after the State government set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Bikru incident, the financial and criminal background of the accused and the role of the Kanpur police. The SIT has been mandated to investigate the involvement of policemen in the incident, examine a fullyear’s call records of Dubey and his associates and recommend “suitable and tough” action against policemen they were in touch with, if evidence was found against them.
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