Uttar Pradesh tops fake encounters list

BJP's Arjun Munda, who was Jharkhand CM from 2005-2006 and then from 2010-2013, is seventh on the list with 27 fake encounter deaths recorded in his second term.

In Andhra Pradesh, the YSR-led Congress government from 2004 to 2009 witnessed 58 encounter deaths.

According to Lok Sabha figures, last year, there were 25 fake encounter deaths in the state which is now ruled by his colleague N Kiran Kumar Reddy.

In Assam, under Gogoi, 273 encounters took place since 2002, with 62 in 2011.  

Similarly, in Maharashtra, Vilasrao's tenure from 2004 to 2008 was the worst with 38 such cases recorded. From 2010 to 2014, the state saw 14 staged shootouts.