“The highest number of anti-crime action took place in the Meerut zone in western Uttar Pradesh, where 7,969 criminals were arrested and 2,911 injured. In the Agra zone, 5,529 criminals were arrested of which 741 were injured, and in the Bareilly zone, 4,383 criminals were caught, with 921 injured. In the Varanasi zone, police arrested 2,029 criminals and injured 620,” the DGP said in a statement.In the commissionerate areas, Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded the highest number of arrests with 1,983 criminals caught and 1,180 injured. In Ghaziabad Commissionerate, 1,133 were arrested and 686 injured, while in Agra Commissionerate, 1,060 criminals were arrested and 271 injured, Krishna said.The DGP added that since Yogi Adityanath assumed office in 2017, his focus had been on establishing the rule of law in Uttar Pradesh and eliminating criminals.DGP Krishna noted that the CM had made it clear that “criminals have no place in Uttar Pradesh. They must either give up crime or leave the state”.The DGP said, in order to strengthen law enforcement, the weaponry of the police force was modernised, and cops were imparted advanced training in tackling crime.”Thanks to these strict policies and continuous campaigns, Uttar Pradesh is now considered one of the safest states in India,” the state police chief said.
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