8 martyred, including DSP, firing on police team who went to catch a crook in Kanpur

The miscreants surrounded the police team in Kanpur to catch a historyheater and opened fire. In this, eight police personnel, including a jurisdictional SP, deputy SP have been martyred. Seven policemen have been injured in the attack.

In Kanpur, miscreants opened fire on the police team that went to catch a historyheater. In this, eight police personnel, including a jurisdictional SP, deputy SP have been martyred. Seven policemen have been injured in the attack. Police had raided Bikaru village in Chaubepur police station area of ​​Kanpur. The police had gone here to catch historyheater Vikas Dubey.

During the raid, the miscreants surrounded the police and opened fire. Eight policemen were martyred in this. Vikas Dubey is the same culprit who killed Santosh Shukla, a minister in the Rajnath Singh government in 2001, after entering the police station. On the incident, CM Yogi Adityanath has talked to DGP and Additional Chief Secretary Home.

Eight policemen martyred

It is being told that Devendra Mishra, CO of Bilhaur, Mahesh Yadav, SO of Shivrajpur, two sub-inspectors and 4 soldiers were martyred. Apart from this, seven policemen have been injured, many of whom are in critical condition. The police had gone to arrest the vicious Vikas Dubey in the murder attempt case. There are 60 cases registered against Vikas.

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Names of the policemen who died in the encounter

1-Devendra Kumar Mishra, CO Bilhaur

2-Mahesh Yadav, SO Shivrajpur

3-Anoop Kumar, Outpost In-Charge

4-Nebulal, Sub Inspector Shivrajpur

5-Sultan Singh Constable Police Station Choubepur

6-Rahul, Constable Bithur

7-Jitendra, Constable Bithur

8-Bablu Constable Bithoor

How the incident happened

Uttar Pradesh DGP HC Awasthi said that a case of attempt to murder was filed against Vikas Dubey a few days ago. The police went to arrest Vikas Dubey. As soon as the force reached outside the village, JCB was installed there. Because of this, the force’s train could not go inside the village.

DGP HC Awasthi said that the policemen landed outside the village due to the car not going inside. Then the already ambushed miscreants started firing. Counter-firing was also done from the police. The crooks were at a height. Because of this, the policemen got fired. 8 policemen have been martyred.

Police officer leaves on the spot

DGP HC Awasthi said that the CO, three sub-inspectors and four policemen have been martyred. Seven policemen are injured. Several officers including the ADG law and order have reached the spot. Also, the team of forensic department has also reached. With this, STF has also been sent to the spot.

DGP HC Awasthi said that right now our focus is to arrange for better treatment of all the injured policemen and also to continue the operation against Vikas Dubey so that Vikas Dubey and his associates can be caught. Efforts are also being made to gather information about the weapons used in the incident.