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Roof of barrack collapses in Kanpur, policeman killed
The roof of a barrack at the Reserve Police Lines here collapsed in Kanpur
A police constable was killed and three others were seriously injured when the roof of a barrack at the Reserve Police Lines here collapsed, a senior police official said on Tuesday.
Kanpur (UP): A police constable was killed and three others were seriously injured when the roof of a barrack at the Reserve Police Lines here collapsed, a senior police official said on Tuesday.
The incident took place on Monday night when the roof of one of the oldest barracks partially collapsed trapping three constables, including Arvind, Rakesh and Amrit Lal, Superintendent of Police (South), Dr Anil Kumar, said.
Another constable Manish Kumar sustained serious injuries while trying to rescue his colleagues, the SP said, adding, the injured constables were immediately rushed to a hospital, where Arvind succumbed to injuries .
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) was also called for the rescue and relief work, but local police personnel accomplished the task before the SDRF arrived, he said.
Soon after the incident, top police officials including Additional DG, Jai Narain Singh, IG Kanpur range, Mohit Agarwal, and Senior Superintendent of Police, Dr Preetinder Singh, reached the spot and supervised the rescue operation.
Kumar said an inquiry has been ordered into the incident .
