Gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter on Monday,a day after he was arrested ,while trying to flee from the custody of Uttar Pradesh police after the Special Task Force convoy met with an accident on their way back from Madhya Pradesh to Kanpur,confirmed Mohit Agarwal,IG,Kanpur.The incident took place around 7 am today near Barra area in Kanpur.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 . Dubey along with an STF sub-inspector and two constables reportedly got injured in the mishap.As soon as Dubey was taken out of the vehicle,he snatched a rifle from the STF Team and tried to fire at the police.he was injured in the retaliatory firing.  The police fired in self defence,during which Vikas Dubey got injured and was immediately treated.He died during treatment:Kanpur police