After facing much criticism over the rising crime in Uttar Pradesh from the opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled UP Government launched a series of 'clean drives' in the state in order remove the unwanted elements from the society. In the series of encounters by the Uttar Pradesh Police launched in the state, at least one wanted criminal was killed and over eight dreaded criminals were arrested by in last 48 hours following four major encounters carried across the BJP ruling state.
