After Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's concern over dipping law and order failed to activate the top cops, the DGP has now taken up the task of acting against hardened criminals and directed his juniors to start a five-day drive against the outlaws from May 1 to 5.
The dstricts orders of the DGP seemed to have paid off as the district officials have suddenly identified 974 goons. Proceedinsg have been started against 729 under UP Gonda Act and they have been bound down under Section 151/107/116 of Cr PC.
Speaking on the drive on Friday evening, IG (Public grievances), Ashok Mutha Jain said that after a circular was isued by DGP in this regard in April, the drive has turned out to be a success. Of the 974 criminals identified across UP, action has been initiated against 729.
However, the districts coming under lucknow Zone have been the worst performers and action could be taken against merely 58 of the 132 identified criminals.
Similarly Meerut and Gorakhpur Zone also identified 132 criminals each and action was taken against 93 and 121 criminals respectively.
In Agra Zone, action was initiated against 90 of the 96 criminal identified while in Allahabad Zone, action was taken against 84 of the 96 identified criminals.
In Bareilly Zone, 108 criminals were identified and action was taken against 84, while in Varanasi Zone, 170 criminals were identified and action was initiated against 125. lastly in Kanpur Zone, action was taken against 74 of the 108 identified criminals.
Jain said that now instructions have been issued to the district police chiefs to promptly act against the remaining 245 criminals.