LUCKNOW: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday recalled contribution of cops martyred in duty and said 125 criminals have been snuffed out since he took over as CM in March 2017 and this contained crime. He also said property of Rs 596 crore belonging to criminals have been attached or seized and no gangster was left untouched in the crackdown.
Yogi said, Rs 50 lakh compensation was raised to Rs 1 crore for families of policemen killed in Bikru massacre. “The government is with their families and is taking steps in their interest,” he said, while speaking on Police Commemoration Day at Reserve Police Lines, Mahanagar.
“There has been no terror activity since I took over in 2017,” he said, citing efforts by Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) in maintaining vigil and establishing cooperation with Central and state intelligence apparatus. CM also said action by Special Task Force (STF) led to arrest of 648 criminals and 11 encounters in a year.
Churning out data, he said, Gangster Act was slapped on 34,217 criminals in last one year and property of Rs 596 crore have been seized and confiscated and this sent out a strong message. “Other states have set up similar units modelled around UPSTF,” he said.