On The Front Foot: Uttar Pradesh Police Turns Up The Heat On Criminals

On The Front Foot: Uttar Pradesh Police Turns Up The Heat On Criminals http://ift.tt/2xQlf0C The law-and-order situation in Uttar Pradesh is seeing a turnaround with the state police having upped the ante against criminals. Although the situation is still far from satisfactory, the Yogi approach appears to be making an impact already. For a police force which has gained notoriety for invariably arriving late on the scene, residents in the capital city of Lucknow were in for a pleasant surprise on Wednesday (13 September). A large police party comprising of force drawn from two police stations, intercepted a gang of five who were on their way to commit a robbery at a grocery merchant’s house in Ghazipur area. In the ensuing exchange of fire between the gangsters and the police, two members of the gang, Rehan and Anwar, received bullet injuries. The duo along with Tauseef, Sadiq and Vikas were arrested from the scene. All five are history sheeters with about half a dozen charges including the National Security Act (NSA) slapped against them.
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