Mission Shakti 5.0: UP police eliminate 256 criminals under CM Yogi's leadership

The Uttar Pradesh Police have intensified their operations against crime as part of Mission Shakti 5.0.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

Over the past 20 days, the force conducted more than a dozen encounters, neutralising several criminals and apprehending others in half-encounters.

On Monday, the police eliminated Shehzad alias Nikki in Meerut, who carried a bounty of Rs 25,000 for a heinous crime against a minor girl. Earlier, strong action was taken against miscreants involved in firing outside actress Disha Patani's residence in Bareilly.

Since the Yogi government assumed office, the police have maintained a zero-tolerance policy toward crime.

Over the past eight and a half years: 256 hardened criminals have been eliminated in encounters; 15,726 encounters have been conducted; 31,960 criminals have been arrested and 10,324 injured. In this time period, 18 police personnel stood martyred and 1,754 injured