Asserting that there was no organised criminal roaming freely in Uttar Pradesh, Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said such elements were either sent to jail or eliminated in police action.
"There is no organised criminal in the state who is roaming freely outside jail. Such criminals have either been arrested and sent to jail or killed in action when police opened fire in self-defence," he said at a Police Smriti Diwas parade here.
The CM said the government had adopted a "zero tolerance policy" against criminals. Giving figures, Adityanath said after he assumed office in 2017, 96 criminals were killed in police action in different districts while 1,631 were injured.Besides, 10,252 criminals, including 6,759 carrying reward, were arrested, he claimed.
"The police action has instilled a sense of security among women and traders," he said.