Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed's son, Asad, wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, was gunned down by the Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force on Thursday in an encounter in Jhansi, taking the total number of dreaded gangsters killed in encounter by the UP Police to 182 in the last six years.
According to data from the UP Police, between March 2017 to April 2023, 182 alleged gangsters or criminals have been killed by the UP Police in encounters. This period also coincides with the time the Yogi Adityanath government took over the helm of UP after being elected to the legislative Assembly in 2016.
The highest number of encounters of alleged criminal/ criminals have been reported from Meerut, where 64 people allegedly involved in the world of crime have been killed in police action. This was followed by Varanasi, where 20 such alleged criminals were killed in police action and in Agra, 14 such incidents of police encounter were reported.
The data suggests that between 2017 to April 2023, every year, the UP police has taken down 30 alleged criminals or gangsters in police encounters, further stating that every month, UP witnessed at least two encounters.
This story is from the April 16, 2023 edition of The Sunday Guardian.
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