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Over 30k criminals convicted & sentenced in past 3 years: U.P. Govt
Since the formation of the BJP government in March 2017, the U.P. Police have killed 184 miscreants in encounters.
LUCKNOW Around 30,000 criminals were convicted and sentenced in the past three years in Uttar Pradesh, according to a press note shared by the state government media cell on Thursday.
The press note further said that the highest number of 10,520 criminals was sentenced by the court under the Arms Act between 2020 and 2022, according to the latest statistics compiled by the Directorate of Prosecution. Besides, 4,078 criminals were sentenced under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (PoCSO) Act, 1,218 under rape cases, 8,646 under crime against women and children, 2,387 under murder charges, 1,152 under cases of dowry deaths, and 1,141 under robberies, and 279 under cow slaughter cases.
Since the formation of the BJP government in March 2017, the U.P. Police have killed 184 miscreants in encounters. Ashutosh Pandey, ADG of U.P. Police Prosecution Wing, said that effective pursuance by prosecution officers in the court and 100% testimony of witnesses have ensured the conviction of criminals. He said that punishments were given to 535 criminals in 2020 and in 2022, 2,313 criminals were sentenced -- an increase of 332%. The officer said that 671 criminals were punished in 2022 in cases of rape. This figure was 177 in 2020, registering an increase of 280%.
Similarly, in 2020, in the cases of crime against women and children, 1,048 criminals were punished. Meanwhile, in 2022, 5,351 criminals were punished, recording an increase of 411%. In murder cases, 420 criminals were awarded punishment in 2020. And in 2022, 1,180 criminals were punished in such cases, logging an increase of 181%.
Further, the Directorate of Prosecution awarded punishment to 182 criminals in 2020 and 572 others in 2022 in dowry death cases. Similarly, 745 criminals were penalised in 2022 against 177 in 2020 in robbery cases, registering an increase of 321%. In cow slaughter cases, 200 criminals were penalised in 2022 against 29 in 2020. However, in the last three years, the maximum number of punishments was given in Arms Act cases. A total of 6,373 criminals were punished under Arms Act in 2022 against 1,960 in 2020, registering an increase of 225%.
