Indian police kill notorious gangster suspected of murdering officers

Claims of staged killing after police say Vikas Dubey was shot while trying to escape arrest

Police have shot dead one of India's most wanted criminals a day after his arrest, sparking accusations of an unofficial killing.

Officials said Vikas Dubey, who was detained over the killing of eight police officers, was shot as he tried to escape from a police vehicle while being driven to his home city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.