Bikru revisited - A year after the carnage Sun, Jul 4 2021 10:21 IST | 1 Views Bikru revisited - A year after the carnage.. Image Source: IANS News Bikru : , July 4 (IANS) In the sweltering heat, a sense of unease prevails in the air. There is no bonhomie and chatter that is so typical of villages in the Hindi heartland. People move with caution, women peep suspiciously from behind half-open doors and strangers are certainly not welcomed with open arms. It was exactly a year ago that the Bikru village near Kanpur reverberated with the sound of gunshots that left eight police personnel dead in the wee hours of July 3.