SP alleges political-criminal nexus behind Kanpur encounter

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party (SP) has alleged political-criminal nexus behind the gruesome killing of eight police personnel in Kanpur on Friday by the gang members of Vikas Dubey.

Attacking the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav said in a tweet on Friday, “Tributes to the eight martyrs who lost their lives in the Kanpur incident. It is the most unfortunate incident in the history of Uttar Pradesh, and the policemen have to bear the brunt of nexus between people in power and the criminals.”

The party has also demanded monetary compensation of Rs 1 crore each for the martyred cops.

In a critical remark on the Adityanath government, the SP called for justice from the “Rogi sarkar (diseased government)”. It called for the exposing the connection between Vikas Dubey and the state government. Akhilesh called for the culprits to be nabbed “alive”, and for the current regime to be “exposed”.

Eight police personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police, were shot dead by the members of a gang in Kanpur on Friday. At least seven others, including a civilian, were also injured in the incident. The police team was ambushed around 1 am on Friday when they had gone to raid a house in search of Dubey, after an attempt to murder case was filed against him.

(Agencies)