Gautam Budh Nagar district police have arrested 404 notorious criminals involved in organised crime in 2015 under gangster act to check on increased crime especially vehicles theft, snatching, loot and robbery. Police have booked 400 people under Gangster Act to curb anti-social elements active in the district. Five people have been booked under the National security act of 1980 for allegedly circulating fake currency.
The data revealed from the District Crime Record Bureau (DCRB) says that 112 criminal cases of loot, murder and Dacoity have been registered in the district last year. Out of these, 59 criminals have been booked under Section 302 (Murder) of Indian Penal code. Meanwhile, 23 criminals in three dacoity cases and 75 criminals involved in 24 loot cases have been arrested last year.
Superintendent of police (Crime), Vishvajeet Srivastav said that the police imposed gangster act on those criminals who conduct specific crimes in a organised form in the district basically for their financial needs.
“The gangster act empowers police to retain gangsters lodged in the prison for long time. They do not get bail easily which helps in controlling increased crimes in the district,” Srivastav told The Pioneer.
According to the excise department, a total of 244 people who were operating illegal liquor business network in organized form linking network in Western Uttar Pradesh, have been booked under gangster act. The district excise department had registered 1267 cases and arrested 1517 liquor smugglers in 2015.