Summary:
While Kapil Singh had cases of loot and murder lodged against him, cases of loot were also registered against Ashok Kumar. Families of both slain criminals were given time on Thursday to record their statements but they did not arrive. Bareilly: Family members of two criminals, Kapil Singh and Ashok Kumar who were gunned down by police during an encounter in January, have refused to record their statement before the city magistrate here till they are provided police protection while travelling from Sambhal to Bareilly. They informed over the phone that they had been receiving life threats and were followed when they moved out of their houses. Both deceased were residents of Sambhal district.Terming the encounter fake, family members of the slain criminals had alleged that police had picked them up from their houses, taken them to a secluded spot and killed them..