Kanpur: In a shocking incident, eight police personnel, including a circle officer, were shot dead and six policemen seriously injured when a local criminal, Vikas Dubey, and his gang sprayed them with bullets in Vikru village under Chaubeypur police circle in Kanpur in the wee hours of Friday.
The injured policemen have been admitted to the hospital.
According to reports, the police team comprising about 50 police personnel had gone to the village around 3.30 a.m. after receiving a tip-off about the presence of Vikas Dubey there.
Dubey and his men had stationed a JCB to block their way and then started firing from the terrace of a house as soon as the police team entered their lane.
All senior police officials including ADG Kanpur, IG and others have reached the spot.
UP DGP H.C. Awasthi and ADG law and order Prashant Kumar are also reaching the spot.
Police is launched search operation for Vikas and his team as they are now absconding.
–IANS