Over 15,000 police encounters since 2017, 256 'hardened criminals' eliminated; 31,960 criminals arrested in Uttar Pradesh

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Police astatine  the tract  of brushwood   aft  the sidesplitting  of Anuj Pratap Singh, who robbed Sultanpur’s Bharti Jewelers, astatine  Achalganj, Unnao, 2024. Over the past   8  and a fractional  years, arsenic  galore  arsenic  15,726 encounters occurred, and 256 hardened criminals person  been eliminated.

Police astatine the tract of brushwood aft the sidesplitting of Anuj Pratap Singh, who robbed Sultanpur’s Bharti Jewelers, astatine Achalganj, Unnao, 2024. Over the past 8 and a fractional years, arsenic galore arsenic 15,726 encounters occurred, and 256 hardened criminals person been eliminated. | Photo Credit: PTI

The Uttar Pradesh Police has intensified its operations against criminals, neutralising oregon arresting respective wanted suspects successful astir a twelve encounters successful the past 20 days, the State authorities said connected Tuesday (October 14, 2025).

On Monday (October 13, 2025), the constabulary eliminated Shehzad alias Nikki successful Meerut, who carried a bounty of ₹25,000 for a heinous transgression against a insignificant girl, nether Mission Shakti 5.0. Earlier, beardown enactment was taken against miscreants progressive successful firing extracurricular histrion Disha Patani's residence successful Bareilly, it said.

Since the Yogi Adityanath authorities assumed office, constabulary person maintained a zero-tolerance argumentation toward crime, the connection said.

Over the past 8 and a fractional years, arsenic galore arsenic 15,726 encounters occurred, and 256 hardened criminals person been eliminated, 31,960 criminals arrested and 10,324 injured. Eighteen constabulary unit were "martyred" and 1,754 were injured successful the shoot-outs, the connection said.

These operations bespeak the State government's committedness to maintaining instrumentality and bid and ensuring the information of citizens portion taking steadfast enactment against transgression elements, it said.

In the Meerut Zone, determination person been 4,453 encounters, starring to 8,312 arrests, 3,131 criminals injured, and 85 notorious criminals eliminated. Two constabulary unit were martyred and 461 were injured.

Varanasi Zone ranks 2nd with 1,108 encounters, 2,128 arrests, 27 criminals being killed and 688 injured, portion 99 constabulary unit were besides injured.

Agra Zone holds the 3rd spot with 2,374 encounters, 5,631 arrests, 22 criminals killed, 816 injured, and 59 constabulary unit injured.

Under the enactment of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the connection said, the U.P. Police has efficaciously implemented the principle: "A transgression volition either beryllium successful jailhouse oregon retired of the state." "This has instilled fearfulness among criminals and a consciousness of information among citizens. As a result, Uttar Pradesh's instrumentality and bid concern has been wide praised astatine the nationalist level," it said.

Following the Yogi Adityanath government's policy, the constabulary person struck hard against organised crime, mafia networks, and amerciable extortion.

In summation to the encounters, actions specified arsenic spot seizures, cases nether the Gangster Act, and the enforcement of stringent laws similar the NSA (National Security Act) person been carried retired effectively.

Under the zero-tolerance argumentation against transgression and criminals, this eight-and-a-half-year-long run against criminals has not lone yielded statistical occurrence but besides established the regularisation of instrumentality connected the ground, the connection said.

"The police's swift, steadfast and courageous actions person forced galore criminals to permission the state, and Uttar Pradesh is present strengthening its individuality arsenic a harmless and fear-free State," the State authorities said successful the statement.

Published - October 14, 2025 07:09 p.m. IST

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