At Least One Criminal Killed in Encounter Every 13th Day in UP

Lucknow: As per official records, on average Uttar Pradesh Police is gunning down at least one listed criminal every 13th day. This has continued in the state for the past six years.

Till now UP police have Killed 178 hardcore criminals in the past 6 years. All of these slain criminals were carrying cash rewards on their heads ranging from Rs 75,000 to Rs 5 lakh.

Speaking to media persons here on Monday, ADG, Law and Order, Prashant Kumar, claimed that during the exchange of fire, as many as 15 UP cops also laid their life while another 1,424 policemen suffered bullet injuries.

As reported by The Statesman, 28 criminals were eliminated in police encounters in 2017, while their number rose to 41 in 2018, 34 in 2019, and 26 each in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 a total of 14 criminals were killed. In the first few months of 2023, nine have been shot dead in police encounters in UP. Two criminals carrying cash rewards of Rs 5 lakh each, four carrying rewards of Rs 2.5 lakh, two carrying rewards of Rs 2 lakh, six with Rs 1.5 lakh, and 27 carrying Rs 1 lakh cash rewards along with several others carrying rewards of Rs 75,000 were gunned down by the police in the last six years.