Kanpur: 8 Policemen in Uttar Pradesh on early Friday were shot dead in a near-by village in Kanpur, when they went to arrest the criminal who was accused for murder, bribe, extortion and other severe cases were on him. As the policemen arrived, there were indiscriminate fire from all the side by the criminal and the associates.
A DSP, Divendra Kumar Mishra, three sub-inspectors, and four constables were shot dead in the Dikru Village in Kanpur, which is 150 kms away from Lucknow. Two of the criminals were killed by the police.
From three police-stations, teams had gone to the village in search of the politically connected and wanted gangster- Vikas Dubey, who is charged in 60 criminal cases that includes murder, extortion, bribe, kidnapping, and rioting. A raid was planned by the police as he was accused in a fresh murder case.
The police intension was to arrest him and there were ambush. “It was a planned killing from all the three sides”, said Dinesh Kumar-Police chief of Kanpur. According to UP Director General of Police HC Awasthi in a statement said that Vikas Dubey and his men had put up road blocks on the routes which lead to the village.
A bull-dozer blocking the road was an indication of the planned killing. As the cops removed the blocks and managed to get into the village, they were attacked by AK-47 from the rooftops, who were ready to attack the cops.
Visuals showed the ambulances bringing the wounded policemen and the road was splattered with blood. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath condoled the deaths of the cops and said the reporter about the lack of proper planning by the team of police who went in search for Vikas Dubey. The Up Police Chief has been order to take strict actions against the criminals.
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