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  UP: 48 criminals killed in encounters in 2025, highest under Yogi Adityanath since 2017

  Uttar Pradesh | December 31, 2025 23:20 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Police recorded its highest annual encounter deaths in eight years, with 48 alleged criminals killed in 2025. The state also reported extensive action against illegal conversions, cow smuggling and organised crime, along with massive recoveries of vehicles, valuables and mobile phones.

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  UP Police encounter data revealed: 234 criminals killed, over 9,200 injured in last eight years

  Uttar Pradesh | June 19, 2025 23:01 IST

  In the last eight years, there have been 14,741 incidents of encounters across Uttar Pradesh. These operations led to the arrest of 30,293 criminals. As per the data, the Meerut zone recorded the highest number of encounters across the state.

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  Chhattisgarh: 26 Naxals killed in two separate encounters in Bijapur, Kanker districts

  chhattisgarh | March 20, 2025 16:42 IST

  Chhattisgarh encounters: According to the official, one jawan of the state police's District Reserve Guard (DRG) unit was also killed in the gunfight at Bijapur district.

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  '75 terrorists, mostly Pakistanis, killed in J-K this year, local recruitment falls': Army officials

  Jammu and Kashmir | December 29, 2024 16:34 IST

  The Army officials said that while 75 terrorists have been killed in multiple operations from across Kashmir valley to Jammu region, the local recruitment has significantly reduced to only 4 this year. The Army is making intensified efforts to eliminate terrorism from the UT.

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  From Asad Ahmed to Mangesh Yadav, list of prominent encounters in UP under CM Yogi's rule

  Uttar Pradesh | October 17, 2024 16:45 IST

  Encounters in Uttar Pradesh: State police chief Prashant Kumar said that the UP Police followed the Supreme Court guidelines in encounters, and till date, not even a single encounter done by the police since 2017 has come under the scanner of the apex court.

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  'Yogi govt targeting Muslims, Yadavs with fake encounters', alleges SP MP, vows action when in power

  Uttar Pradesh | September 24, 2024 14:35 IST

  Uttar Pradesh was rocked by two back-to-back encounters in two separate cases and places this week, triggering massive political controversy in the state. The Samajwadi Party has called the killing of 'criminals' as "fake encounters".

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  OPINION | Encounters: Are They Caste Based?

  India | September 24, 2024 11:02 IST

  Two encounters, one in UP and the other in Maharashtra, have hit the news headlines, with political parties taking potshots at one another.

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  J&K: 2 Lashkar terrorists killed in Budgam encounter

  India | January 17, 2023 11:49 IST

  An Army official said soldiers set up a mobile vehicle check point at Budgam following information about movement of terrorists in the area.

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  BSF in 2022 killed Pakistan intruders, captured 22 drones, seized 316 kg drugs in Punjab

  India | December 31, 2022 14:43 IST

  BSF achievements in 2022: The security forces further said that displaying a humanitarian approach BSF has handed over nine Pakistan nationals to Pakistan Rangers, who had inadvertently crossed the International Border.

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  J&K: Two terrorists killed in Baramulla encounter, planned to target Army recruitment rally

  India | September 30, 2022 15:45 IST

  Baramulla encounter: The firefights started after a joint team of police and security forces got an input about the presence of terrorists in those areas.

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  Encounters witnessed in 12 out of 22 districts of J-K in 2018; maximum number of terrorists killed in Kupwara

  India | January 22, 2019 17:21 IST

  While such encounters were witnessed in 9 out of 10 districts of Kashmir Valley that year, 3 out of 10 districts of Jammu region saw such incidents

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  3 criminals killed, 180 arrested in 24 hrs: UP Police on 'encounter' spree to maintain law and order

  India | March 25, 2018 23:50 IST

  The encounters took place in Saharanpur, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Muzaffarnagar districts in 24 hours.

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  Kashmir: Encounters in Handwara between security forces and militants

  News | November 26, 2017 12:12 IST

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  Encounters emerge between militants and security forces at two places in south Kashmir

  News | November 14, 2017 14:18 IST