Eight cops, consisting of a Deputy Superintendent, were killed and 7 hurt in Uttar Pradesh when a group of assaulters fired at the police group that had actually gone there to detain an accused late on Thursday.
The incident occurred on the intervening may of July 2 and 3 in Bikru village under Chaubeypur area of Kanpur, authorities said on Friday.
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2 accused, who supposedly shot at the cops team, were shot dead in an encounter during a combing operation, stated Mohit Agarwal, IG Kanpur. 2 policemen were injured in the encounter, he said.
The officer likewise said that 2 weapons, including one looted from the authorities, have been recuperated from the implicated.
Three other accused persons managed to get away, Mr. Agarwal stated, including that tho