Bhubaneswar, July 10 -- Kanpur: History sheeter Vikas Dubey who was arrested from Mahakal temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on Thursday, and was being brought to Kanpur by Special Task Force of UP Police amid unprecedented security was killed in an encounter while trying to flee from cops on Friday morning.

According to reports, as the convoy reached Barra police circle in Kanpur, the vehicle in which Vikas was seated, overturned after skidding on the road due to heavy rains.

Reportedly, Vikas, along with two other police personnel in the vehicle, were injured in the mishap.

As soon as Vikas was taken out of the vehicle, he snatched a rifle from the STF team and tried to fire at the police. He was killed in the retaliatory firing.

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