PTI
 
Rampur (UP), Jan 1: At least seven CRPF personnel and a civilian were killed when heavily armed militants stormed a Central Reserve Police Force camp here in the wee hours on Tuesday.

Armed with AK-47 rifles and grenades, the militants attacked the CRPF group centre at around 2:20 am, CRPF and police officials said.

The security personnel and police patrolling the area intercepted the attackers leading to a fierce gun battle in which seven CRPF jawans and a civilian were killed, they said.The civilian appeared to be a rickshaw puller, senior superintendent of police Sanjiv Gupta said.

The number of militants who attacked the camp was not immediately known. Security officials were unable to confirm the casualty on the side of militants.

The area had been cordoned off and the combing operation was on, they said.

The attack comes about 40 days after a series of blasts ripped through three court premises in the state killing 13 people.