Special Director General, Law and Order Prashant Kumar has said that the UP police will provide adequate security for those who testify in court against the criminals.
The Director General praised the STF for shooting dead feared gangster Anil Dujana (43) at a gathering in Meerut on Thursday.
“We have zero tolerance against crime and criminals and this meeting is an achievement of the STF. We will continue to act against that mafia. In addition, all those who testify in court against such criminals will receive adequate security from the state on the SC directives,” he said.
Dujana’s meeting, by the way, took place on the day the STF celebrated its silver anniversary.
The STF was formed in 1998 to remove Fr Shri Prakash Shukla.
Prashant Kumar said Dujana had 64 registered cases against him, including 18 murders, six counts of riot, dacoity, robbery and extortion, and was on the list of 66 major criminals monitored by the DGP headquarters in Lucknow.
“Dujana’s reign of terror spread in the NCR region, especially in Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Meerut and Delhi. Action has so far been taken against 45 members of his gang and his property of Rs 2 crore” , said.
He said that Dujana was going to join his aides from Baghpat to Muzaffarnagar when he was intercepted by the STF in the Jani area of Meerut.
“Acting on a tip, the STF Meerut team cordoned off the area. When an SUV carrying Dujana was spotted, the policemen signaled it to stop. However, the driver tried to speed away but collided with a pole. electrical. When the STF team came close to them, the scoundrel opened fire. In retaliation, the STF fired back and Dujana collapsed on the ground,” Kumar said.
He said a large quantity of weapons and ammunition was also recovered from him.
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