After assuming office in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath declared his intention of making the state crime-free and has been continuously working towards achieving this goal.
The Yogi government in its four-and-half years’ rule has seized or razed properties worth over Rs 1,800 crore belonging to criminals and gangsters. More than 150 criminals have been killed and over 2,800 injured in encounters with the Uttar Pradesh Police since 2017.
Giving these details here on Sunday evening, a government spokesman claimed that the manner in which the government and police have curbed crime and ‘mafia raj’ remains exemplary for other states. So far, more than 3,700 accused have been arrested under the Gangster Act in UP and more than 550 accused have been prosecuted under the National Security Act. Strict actions have been taken against notorious criminals, their associates, and the mafia on the orders of the state government.
The spokesman said that in order to strengthen the law and order situation, over 1.38 lakh policemen have been appointed in the state with complete transparency and women help desks and 213 new police stations have been set up in all 1535 police stations.
Ensuring the safety, security and dignity of the women, the Yogi government, under Mission Shakti campaign, has made a record by taking immediate action on crimes related to women. The Yogi government has not only fulfilled the promise to eliminate ‘goonda raj’ from the state but has also put all the mafioso and criminals like Mukhtar Ansari and Atiq Ahmed behind the bars, the official claimed.