Zero Tolerance For Goonda Raj
Meerut cops top the list – 3,152 encounters 63 killed and 1708 criminals injured.
LUCKNOW, Mar 17 (The CONNECT) – More than 10,000 police encounters of criminals have taken place in Uttar Pradesh in the last six years of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government.
In terms of number of encounters, Meerut is at the top in the state with the highest number of 3,152 encounters taking place since 2017, in which 63 criminals were killed and 1708 criminals were injured, the government said in a statement.
Besides, a brave policeman was also martyred while 401 cops were injured during the police encounters. A total of 5967 criminals were nabbed during the action of the UP Police.
As soon as Yogi took over the reins of the state, he announced that improving the law and order situation in the state would be his priority. His government adopted zero tolerance policy against mafia and criminals and intensified crackdown on such elements to strengthen the state’s law and order.
According to the available statistics, in the last six years more than 10,000 encounters of criminals took place in the state.
Due to this action of the police, the state which was once known for poor law and order situation and atrocities of mafias on innocent people, is today being known not only in the country but abroad as a crime and fear-free state.
During GIS-23, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and veteran leaders and investors praised the law and order situation of UP.
The UP Police worked in a planned and phased manner to curb crime and crack down on criminals and encounter was the biggest strategy, which created fear among the criminals, after which they started fleeing from the state.
The UP Police has conducted 10,713 encounters since 2017 of which the highest 3,152 were conducted by the Meerut police, followed by the Agra Police, which carried out 1844 encounters in which 4654 criminals were arrested while 14 dreaded criminals were killed and 55 cops were injured, and Bareilly where as many as 1497 encounters were conducted in which 3410 criminals were arrested while 7 died. During the encounters in Bareilly, 437 criminals were injured. In these operations, 296 brave police personnel were injured while 1 was martyred.
