A timeline from July 3 to July 10: The events leading up to the Vikas Dubey encounter

Eight police personnel, including a DSP, were gunned down at Bikru village near Kanpur on July 3 when they had gone to arrest history-sheeter Vikas Dubey. Hours later, Vikas Dubey’s two accomplices were killed in an encounter with the police. In picture: Policemen in Bikru village on July 3. (Express Photo: Vishal Srivastava)

On July 5, Vikas Dubey’s aide, Dayashankar Agnihotri, was arrested in a pre-dawn encounter in Kanpur. In pic: Police personnel posted at Bikru village in Kanpur. (Express Photo: Vishal Srivastava)

On July 6, the police suspended three officers, saying they were probing a letter purportedly written by slain DSP Devendra Mishra alleging links between SO Vinay Tiwari and Vikas Dubey. Three more people, including the domestic help of Dubey, were arrested on the same day. (Express Photo: Vishal Srivastava)

On July 9, two aides of Vikas Dubey were shot dead in separate encounters in Etawah and Kanpur. While Prabhat Mishra (20) was killed in an alleged encounter near Kanpur while he was being brought from Faridabad (Haryana) on transit remand, Ranveer alias Bauwa Dubey (35) was gunned down in Etawah. With these two deaths, the police have killed at least five of Dubey's close associates. Eight more linked to Vikas Dubey have been arrested. (Express Photo: Vishal Srivastava)

Vikas Dubey was arrested on July 10 by the Madhya Pradesh Police from outside Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain. He was handed over to the Uttar Pradesh Police. Dubey’s wife, son, and a help were detained on the same day. (PTI Photo)

Vikas Dubey was shot dead on the outskirts of Kanpur on Friday, June 10. A vehicle transporting him to Kanpur turned turtle, after which, the police said, he snatched a pistol while trying to escape from custody. He was shot dead after he fired at officers, the police said. In pic: The scene of the incident at Bhaunti in Kanpur on Friday. (Express Photo: Vishal Srivastava)

Questions have been raised on the police version of the events and the circumstances in which Vikas Dubey was killed. Several people travelling on the highway said they were stopped by the police 15 minutes before the incident. In pic: The scene of the incident at Bhaunti in Kanpur on Friday. (Express Photo: Vishal Srivastava)