The data highlights an extensive and aggressive policing strategy aimed at curbing organised crime and strengthening internal security across the state.
Meerut Zone emerged as the most active operational region, recording 4,813 encounter operations. Within these actions, 8,921 accused were arrested, 3,513 were injured, and 97 criminals were killed, the highest death toll among all zones. The zone also reported 477 injured police personnel and the death of two officers in the line of duty.
Varanasi Zone ranked second with 1,292 encounter operations, during which 2,426 accused were arrested, 29 criminals were killed, and 907 accused individuals along with 104 police personnel were injured.
Agra Zone followed with 2,494 encounter operations. Authorities arrested 5,845 accused, injured 968 individuals, and killed 24 criminals. In this zone, 62 police personnel sustained injuries during enforcement actions.
In Bareilly Zone, 2,222 encounter operations resulted in 21 criminal deaths, while Lucknow Zone recorded 971 operations with 20 criminals killed during encounters.
Among commissionerates, Ghaziabad recorded the highest number of criminal deaths, with 18 individuals killed in 789 operations. Kanpur Zone reported 12 deaths in 791 operations, while Kanpur Commissionerate recorded 4 deaths in 253 operations. Lucknow Commissionerate accounted for 12 deaths in 147 operations, Agra Commissionerate reported 10 deaths in 489 operations, Varanasi Commissionerate recorded 8 deaths in 146 operations, Prayagraj Commissionerate reported 6 deaths in 150 operations, Prayagraj Zone recorded 11 deaths in 643 operations, Gorakhpu
In a sweeping nine-year law enforcement drive across Uttar Pradesh, authorities conducted 17,043 encounter operations resulting in the killing of 289 criminals, the arrest of 34,253 accused individuals, and injuries to 11,834 suspects, according to official data. The large-scale operations also led to significant casualties on the police side, with 18 personnel losing their lives in action and 1,852 officers sustaining injuries.
The data highlights an extensive and aggressive policing strategy aimed at curbing organised crime and strengthening internal security across the state.
Meerut Zone emerged as the most active operational region, recording 4,813 encounter operations. Within these actions, 8,921 accused were arrested, 3,513 were injured, and 97 criminals were killed, the highest death toll among all zones. The zone also reported 477 injured police personnel and the death of two officers in the line of duty.
Varanasi Zone ranked second with 1,292 encounter operations, during which 2,426 accused were arrested, 29 criminals were killed, and 907 accused individuals along with 104 police personnel were injured.
Agra Zone followed with 2,494 encounter operations. Authorities arrested 5,845 accused, injured 968 individuals, and killed 24 criminals. In this zone, 62 police personnel sustained injuries during enforcement actions.
In Bareilly Zone, 2,222 encounter operations resulted in 21 criminal deaths, while Lucknow Zone recorded 971 operations with 20 criminals killed during encounters.
Among commissionerates, Ghaziabad recorded the highest number of criminal deaths, with 18 individuals killed in 789 operations. Kanpur Zone reported 12 deaths in 791 operations, while Kanpur Commissionerate recorded 4 deaths in 253 operations. Lucknow Commissionerate accounted for 12 deaths in 147 operations, Agra Commissionerate reported 10 deaths in 489 operations, Varanasi Commissionerate recorded 8 deaths in 146 operations, Prayagraj Commissionerate reported 6 deaths in 150 operations, Prayagraj Zone recorded 11 deaths in 643 operations, Gorakhpur Zone reported 8 deaths in 699 operations, and Gautam Buddha Nagar recorded 9 deaths in 1,144 operations.
Alongside encounter operations, authorities also intensified legal and administrative measures including property attachment, action under the Gangster Act, and enforcement of the National Security Act, strengthening the broader framework of crime control across the state.
The extensive scale of these operations reflects a sustained and structured enforcement campaign aimed at dismantling criminal networks, reinforcing policing dominance, and reshaping the law and order landscape across Uttar Pradesh.
r Zone reported 8 deaths in 699 operations, and Gautam Buddha Nagar recorded 9 deaths in 1,144 operations.
Alongside encounter operations, authorities also intensified legal and administrative measures including property attachment, action under the Gangster Act, and enforcement of the National Security Act, strengthening the broader framework of crime control across the state.
The extensive scale of these operations reflects a sustained and structured enforcement campaign aimed at dismantling criminal networks, reinforcing policing dominance, and reshaping the law and order landscape across Uttar Pradesh.
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