Which state of India has the most encounters?
Which state of india has the most encounters?
politics has intensified in the Mangesh Yadav encounter case in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. While the opposition is accusing the yogi government and the UP police of taking action based on caste, government supporters are calling it an action to curb criminals. Well, today we will not tell you about this case, but which is the state in the whole country where the most police encounters take place. Let us know about it in detail.
Which state has the most encounters?
According to a report by Dainik Bhaskar, the most encounters in the country are taking place in Uttar Pradesh. At the same time, according to a report by the Times of india, about 13 thousand police encounters have taken place in UP in the last 7 years. Let us tell you, 207 criminals and 17 police personnel died in these encounters.
One criminal killed every 13 days
If we take an average of the encounter data of the last seven years, we will find that one criminal has been killed in an encounter every 13 days in UP. In these encounters, most of the criminals who were killed had a reward of 75 thousand to 5 lakhs.
Where did the most encounters take place in UP?
The most encounters in Uttar Pradesh have taken place in meerut zone. From the year 2017 till now, 3723 encounters have taken place in this zone. In these encounters, 66 criminals were killed and 7017 criminals were arrested by the police. At the same time, in the entire state, the police arrested more than 27 thousand criminals in these 7 years.
Top 5 states with encounters
According to a report by Dainik Bhaskar, during 2012 to 2017, the most encounters in the country have taken place in UP, Assam, Manipur, jharkhand and Bihar. While in UP and bihar the police are resorting to encounters to deal with criminals, in Assam, Manipur and jharkhand most of the encounter cases are related to militants, Maoists and Naxalites.