8 years Yogi Govt: Up Govt's Aching – 222 infamous criminals killed, 8,118 injured in police encounters | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Once notorious for crimes, unrest and lawlessness, Uttar Pradesh has undergone a remarkable transformation according to the chief minister Yogi Adityanath's lead. Today the state in India and global for its robust law and its proper order is recognized, proof of the zero tolerance policy adopted in the past eight years. CM Yogi Adityanath converted with unshakable determination to the impossible into reality – a governance model in which every resident of daughters to business people feel safe and knows that justice will be quick and uncompromising.

Since his administration in 2017, his government has started a relentless approach to criminals and the mafia. The results speak for themselves: 222 criminals were neutralized in police encounters, 8,118 criminals were injured in operations, including 20,221 wanted criminals with bounts, 79,984 criminals were booked under the gangster act, 930 criminals, according to the National Security Act (NSA).
Due to the recovery of illegally occupied real estate and the reduction of the criminal empire, the Yogi government ensured that Uttar Pradesh is no longer a port for crimes, but a beacon of security and justice.
Uttar Pradesh's law enforcement agency, under the leadership of Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath, has determined a new benchmark for the control of crime with a determined attitude against Mafias, organized crimes and crimes against women and minors.
Prashann Kumar, General Director of the police (DGP), reported that the government successfully pursued 68 identified mafia criminals from 2017 to December 2024, which led to lifelong prison or severe conviction due to 31 Mafias and 74 Co-criminal in 73 cases. In particular, two criminals received the death penalty. 795 cases were registered against 68 identified Mafias and 1,408 employees of their gangs in the state, 617 of whom were arrested. Apart from that, the arms licenses of 359 criminals were canceled, and measures were taken against 18 criminals under the NSA. 752 criminals were punished under the Gangster Act, while illegal property was confiscated more than 4,076 billion rupees. The Yogi government also stood for crimes against women and minors. So far, the culprits have been punished in 27,425 cases, 11,254 cases of the Pocso law and 3,775 cases of dowry death.
Between July 2023 and December 2024, the conviction of the Yogi government led to 51 accusations that were awarded the death penalty.
The yogi government freed more than 66,000 hectares of land from the illegal line-up by forming a four-stage anti-land-mafia-task force. A hundred and forty -for -one Landmafias were identified and legal steps were taken against them. Since 2017, the Special Task Force (STF) has prevented 653 hideous crimes before they could occur. In the meantime, the ATS has arrested 130 terrorists and 171 Rohingya/Bangladesh criminal and its employees since 2017.
With historical reforms in police work and governance, Uttar Pradesh has turned out to be a national model for law and order. The yogi government's zero tolerance policy has dismantled criminal networks and conveyed a deep feeling of security among its citizens, which represents a transformative change in the security and government of the state.