Count in 6 yrs of Yogi Govt: Jhansi killing UP Police Encounter No. 183

The police are keeping count. Since his swearing-in as Chief Minister on March 19, 2017, Yogi Adityanath threw his political weight behind this controversial police method..

For the CM, this was a powerful tool, in both style and substance,to crack down on crime, a key plank of his governance.He also believed this to be a deterrent..

This happens to be the 183rd encounter killing since 2017 while keeping the promise of elimination of crime and the criminals, confirmed Prashant Kumar, Special DG, Crime and Law & Order, who briefed media this afternoon along with Amitabh Yash, ADG UP Special Task Force, after Asad Ahmed and Ghulam Hussain were killed near Parichha embankment in Badagaon police station area of Jhansi...

All the police agencies including STF and ATS are working as per chief ministers directive of zero tolerance against crime and the criminals, Prashant Kumar said.. Besides the 183 killings, official data shows that 5,046 criminals were arrested after being injured in police operations..

In Uttar Pradesh, encounters where criminals are shot on their legs, is referred to as Operation Langda not only among the policemen but also in the corridors of power...

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