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Vikas Dubey Encounter: Nearly 80 per cent of the 61 FIRs registered against him were filed during the first half of his criminal career which came to a gory end on Friday.

UP gangster Vikas Dubey had 61 FIRs against him, 8 of which were murder cases for killing 15 people

Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey killed by police in an encounter faced a total of 61 criminal cases, including eight of murder involving the killing of at least 15 people.

The last murder case registered in UP’s Chaubeypur police station in Kanpur district following the ambush of a police team by his henchmen alone accounts for the killing of eight policemen, besides the seven other cases of murder registered against him between 1992 and 2017, reveals a police history sheet on Vikas Dubey’s offences.

In his three-decade as a criminal, starting in 1990, Vikas Dubey faced nine cases of attempts to murder besides two under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances or NDPS Act, seven under the Gangsters Act, six under the Goonda Act, three under the Arms Act, besides a slew of cases for various other penal offences.

Nearly 80 per cent of the 61 FIRs registered against him were filed during the first half of his criminal career which came to a gory end on Friday.

The first case against Vikas Dubey, a native of Bikru village under Chaubeypur police station in Kanpur, was registered against him in 1990 for causing “grievous hurt” and “provoking breach of peace” by intentional insult, reveal official documents accessed by news agency Press Trust of India.

Vikas Dubey was around 30 years old when he was charged under the National Security Act in 2001. The FIR was lodged at the Shivli police station in Kanpur.

According to the document on Vikas Dubey’s criminal antecedents, 48 of the 61 FIRs were registered between 1990 and 2005 at various police stations in the Kanpur district itself.

Between 2006 and 2020, a total of 12 FIRs (20 per cent) were registered against him with the last three of them registered at the Chaubeypur police station.

The last one was lodged there after the last week’s ambush of a police team by Vikas Dubey’s henchmen, in which eight police officials, including a deputy superintendent of police, were killed.

The second half of Dubey’s life as a criminal saw a seven-year lull from 2008 to 2014 when no FIR was lodged against him until 2017, when he was asked by an executive magistrate to execute a bond under section 110 of the Criminal Procedure Code to vouch for his behaviour.

The first murder case against Vikas Dubey was lodged in 1992 and overall eight FIRs were lodged against him under Indian Penal Code section 302 till date, the second last of which came in 2017. He also had nine cases of attempted murder on his name.

Seven times between 1993 and 2018, he was charged under the Gangsters Act, while he faced charges under the Goonda Act six times between 1997 and 2017.

Vikas Dubey was also charged under the Arms Act thrice respectively in 1993, 2002 and 2017.

He was charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in 1998 and 2006, when a case was lodged against him in Saharanpur. This was for the first time that he was charged outside Kanpur.

The second time he was charged in Lucknow under the Arms Act.

The mastermind of the Kanpur ambush was shot dead early on Friday in an encounter with the police along a highway on the outskirts of the city after he tried to flee from their custody, a day after he was arrested at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.

“This is TOOO FUNNY,” wrote Farah Khan while sharing the video.

Farah Khan wants to hug and gag comedian Johnny Lever’s daughter at the same time – the reason being a video that Jamie Lever recently shared on social media. Johnny Lever is one of the most well-known comedians of the Hindi film industry, and his daughter is following in his footsteps. The 32-year-old is already an established presence on social media with thousands of followers, and performs live gigs as a standup comedian. Jamie Lever also shares hilarious spoof videos on Instagram and Facebook, and she recently posted a video mimicking Farah Khan which got a shout-out from the director and choreographer herself.

The video shows Jamie imitating the voice and mannerisms of Farah Khan as she through some of the most well-known numbers choreographed by her – including Sheila Ki Jawani and Fevicol. In the video, the comedian, playing the role of Farah Khan, is seen holding online classes over Zoom for Kareena Kapoor amid the coronavirus pandemic and doing household chores. She fixes a drawer, wipes down a wall and does a lot more – all the while performing signature dance steps from some of her famous songs. 

“This is TOOO FUNNY,” wrote Farah Khan, 55, while sharing the video on Twitter this morning. “You are sooo talented! Want to hug you and gag you at the same time,” she said, adding the hashtag #IHateMyVoice.

Ms Khan’s tweet collected a ton of amused comments.

“Was a laugh riot. She got your voice perfectly,” wrote one Twitter user, while another remarked: “She was too good”.

Jamie Lever’s video has collected over 3.8 lakh views on Facebook since being shared a week ago. The comedian has more than 87,000 followers on the social media platform, along with another 1.2 lakh followers on Instagram. 

BJP chief JP Nadda, in tweets, said Rahul Gandhi “does not attend a single meeting” of the panel but continued to question the armed forces.

Rahul Gandhi has been leading the Congress party’s attacks on the government over a range of subjects 

The ruling BJP, bombarded with questions from Rahul Gandhi on the China crisis, hit back today with a dig at his reported absence from meetings of the Standing Committee on Defence, a cross-party panel of MPs. BJP chief JP Nadda, in tweets, said the Congress MP “does not attend a single meeting” of the panel but continued to question the armed forces.

“Rahul Gandhi does not attend a single meeting of Standing Committee on Defence. But sadly, he continues to demoralise the nation, question the valour of our armed forces and do everything that a responsible opposition leader should not do,” Mr Nadda tweeted this morning.

“Rahul Gandhi belongs to that glorious dynastic tradition where as far as defence is concerned, committees don’t matter, only commissions do. Congress has many deserving members who understand parliamentary matters but one dynasty will never let such leaders grow. Really sad,” said the BJP president.

Rahul Gandhi has been leading the Congress party’s attacks on the government over a range of subjects including the June 15 clash with China in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the line of duty.

Reports have flagged, citing the Lok Sabha website, that Mr Gandhi has not attended a single meeting of the Standing Committee on Defence since it was formed last year.

The committee has met 11 times since September last year, and Mr Gandhi is not listed among those who attended each meeting.

The former Congress president’s sharp attacks on the government on China have included questions on whether Indian Territory was “surrendered” to the country in the long face-off with the country at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.

In one of his recent tweets, Mr Gandhi said while the people of Ladakh claim that China has taken their land, the PM says otherwise and someone is “lying”. He also tweeted a video of residents of Ladakh accusing China of occupying Indian Territory.

Total lockdown in Madurai where 303 fresh cases were reported on Sunday as Tamil Nadu fully reopens malls with restrictions. IT companies allowed 100 per cent staff, told to arrange for transportation

Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu, with 1.1 lakh cases, will fully reopen malls from today except in Chennai

Tamil Nadu, the second worst-affected state by coronavirus in the country, will fully reopen malls from today except in Chennai, where the total lockdown ended June 30 as the district tally recorded a slight dip over the last few days. However, a total lockdown has been imposed in Madurai where 303 fresh cases were reported on Sunday taking its total to 4,085 cases with 2,975 active.

While malls can function with 50 per cent staff and without air conditioning, large showrooms can have only five customers at a time.

The state has also allowed IT and IT-enabled industries to reopen with 100 per cent staff though companies must provide transport and allow at least 20 per cent staff to work from home.

Bus services remain suspended across the state till July 15 and people will need e-passes for inter-district travel.

Small places of worship in villages of Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Thiruvallur districts will also reopen from today with restriction in places, such as no distribution of prasad, no singing of bhajans individually or by choir, and use of individual prayer mats.

Places of worship in other districts, except Chennai, had reopened last week.

In Chennai, large showrooms, standalone shops, salons, restaurants, tea shops have been permitted to reopen without air conditioning, but malls, gyms and theaters will continue to remain shut.

Other restrictions that were in place before June 19 will also continue to apply as the district’s coronavirus tally remains high.ADVERTISING

IT and IT-enabled industries in Chennai can function only with 50% staff or a maximum of 80 members.

The movement of private vehicles in the city is no longer banned, autos and cabs can ferry 2 and 3 passengers, respectively.

Restaurants and tea shops can open, they can only offer takeaways.

Outside Chennai, though restaurants can offer dine-in services with maximum 50 per cent seating, the Restaurants’ Association has decided to continue with takeaways only.

The President of the Restaurants’ Association, Venkatasubbu, told NDTV, “We are concerned about the safety of our customers and employees. So except in one or two districts, restaurants will only offer takeaways.”

Some 4,150 people have tested positive in Tamil Nadu over the last 24 hours. The total number of coronavirus cases in the state has crossed 1.1 lakh.