139 criminals killed, 3,196 injured in encounters in UP since 2017: Official
Lucknow, July 19: A total of 139 criminals have been killed and 3,196 injured in encounters with the Uttar Pradesh Police since 2017, and the force has lost 13 of its personnel in such incidents, a senior official said on Monday.
On the instructions of the state government, strict action has been taken against notorious criminals, their associates and mafia, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Avanish Kumar Awasthi, said.
"From March 20, 2017, to June 20 this year, 139 criminals have been killed in police encounters and 3,196 injured. In these actions, 13 police personnel were martyred, while 1,122 injured," he said in a statement.
The government has a zero-tolerance policy towards crime, and organised crime has been eliminated so far, Awasthi said.
He said that illegal property worth over Rs 1,500 crore have been seized under the Gangster Act. This includes over Rs 1,300 crore worth of property seized from January last year till now, he said.
Over 13,700 cases have been registered under the Gangster Act, in which more than 43,000 people have been arrested in the past four years, Awasthi said.
He said that under the Gangster Act, the highest number of seizures were made in the Varanasi zone. There were 420 cases and property worth over Rs 200 crore was seized, the official said.
In the Gorakhpur zone, in 208 cases, property worth Rs 264 crore was seized.
The officer said that on the directions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on every second and fourth Saturday of a month, 'Thana/Samadhan Diwas' will be organised to hear grievances of people and redress them.
Senior officials of the police and the administration will be available on these days and people can reach out to them to get their problems redressed. Covid protocols will be strictly followed in these programmes, Awasthi said.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
