India / 8 police personnel killed in firing by criminals during raid in UP’s Kanpur

Kanpur: Eight police personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police and three sub-inspectors, died after they were fired upon by criminals during a raid in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur early on Friday, a senior state government official said.

The firing took place in Bikru village under Chaubepur police station area of Kanpur district when police went there to search for a criminal, the senior official said.

A case of attempt to murder had been filed by a man, Rahul Tiwari, against Vikas Dubey.

The passage to the area was blocked by parking a heavy earthmover as the police team approached the spot and the criminals began indiscriminate firing from rooftops.

The eight police personnel, including deputy superintendent of police Devendra Mishra, three sub-inspectors—one of whom was a station house officer—and four constables died in the firing, said the officer cited above.

The additional director general of police (law and order) is on the way to the spot and Kanpur’s superintendent of police (SSP) and inspector general (IG), Kanpur, are already on the spot.

A forensic team from Lucknow is also headed to the spot and the special task force (STF) has been given the charge of the case.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath paid his tributes to the eight police personnel and asked the director general of police (DGP) to take toughest of action against those responsible for the firing.