[15] Media reports state that because of his political connections, Dubey had been acquitted for most of his murders, despite the presence of multiple witnesses at the scenes.

[16] Dubey was born in a land-owning Brahmin family in Bikroo village in Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh.

[7] From a young age, he formed a local gang and was responsible for criminal activities, including land grabbing and murder.

[21] The autopsy report revealed that DSP Devendra Mishra had been beheaded and brutalized with an axe, while other policemen had multiple bullet wounds, which were fired from different weapons, suggesting an ambush.

[24] Following this, the Kanpur administration demolished his house with a bulldozer,[25] and 25 police teams were then formed to arrest Dubey and his other associates.

[30][31][32] Dubey allegedly snatched a pistol from a policeman trying to fix a flat tire and tried to run away,[33] before being killed by the Uttar Pradesh Police.

[34] Following Dubey's death, an investigation led by retired Supreme Court judge B. S. Chauhan was initiated to look into 2 July encounter.

[5][6] The judicial commission also included judge Shashi Kant Agarwal and Indian Police Service (IPS) officer K. L.

[6] The Justice B S Chauhan inquiry commission found no evidence of wrongdoing by Uttar Pradesh Police in the encounter killings of gangster Dubey and his five associates.