Cop shot dead in UP

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Jun 14 2013 | 4:30 PM IST
A police officer was allegedly shot dead today by some unidentified men while he was trying to stop their vehicle in Allahabad district here, police said.
Acting on a tip-off that some car-borne miscreants were going from Bargarh road, SHO R P Dwivedi of Bara police station in the district followed their vehicle after which they opened indiscriminate firing at him leading to his death on the spot, they said.
Meanwhile, an alert has been issued to Fatehpur, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Banda and Mirzapur SP's to ensure checking of vehicles to nab the assailants, police said.
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First Published: Jun 14 2013 | 4:30 PM IST

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