Owing to the sustained efforts by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to reduce crimes against Women and provide them a safe Environment in the state, Uttar Pradesh has secured first position in the country in terms of disposal of cases registered under IPC Section 376 and POCSO Act, a government spokesman claimed while quoting to a National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report on Thursday evening.
In addition, UP is fifth in the country in completing the investigation process within two months in the FIRs registered in these cases, he added.
Yogi recently held a high-level meeting regarding crimes related to women and girls, Section 376 of IPC, harassment of women and POCSO Act, and instructed the Police officers to curb these crimes under the zero Tolerance policy.
The chief minister was told that according to the figures till February 27, out of 77,044 FIRs registered under Section-376 of IPC and POCSO Act, 75,331 cases (97.80%) were disposed of and that the state was in pole position in the country in this regard, followed by Goa and (97.30% each).