The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the July 3 ambush in Bikru village wherein eight policemen were killed and also the July 10 encounter killing of main accused Vikas Dubey near Kanpur, officials sources said on Sunday.
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The probe will be headed by Justice Shashikant Agarwal (retd) with its headquarters in Kanpur. The probe report will be submitted within two months.
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The probe will also cover the encounters of criminals done by police during this period.
Six criminals, including Dubey, were killed in these encounters between July 3 and July 10.
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According to an official release, the judicial commission will also investigate the police-criminals nexus to check recurrence of such incidents in future.
The commission has been tasked to suggest measures to stop such nexus from developing.
The state government set up a Special Investigation Team headed by Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Bhoosreddy on Saturday to probe the police role in the July 3 incident.
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