Chhattisgarh Affairs
Cop encounters toll 655 in 5 years; Chhattisgarh tops list
As many as 655 cases relating to deaths in Police encounter were registered across the country between January 1, 2017 and January 31, 2022, of whichChhattisgarhaccounted for the highest 191 cases followed by UP with 117 cases.
Sharing this information, sourced from the <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/national-human-rights-commission”>National Human Rights Commission, in reply to a question inLok Sabha, the Home ministry said after Chhattisgarh and UP, most cases were registered in Assam (50), Jharkhand (49), Odisha (36), J&K (35), Maharashtra (26) and Bihar (22).
The states/UTs where zero cases of death in police encounter were recorded were Goa,Mizoram,Sikkim, Tripura, Chandigarh, Dadra andNagar Haveli,DamanandDiu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry. Delhi recorded eight cases of death in police encounter, as per NHRC data.