Will Yogi Adityanath's 'Bang Bang' policy in Uttar Pradesh backfire?

Elimination, incarceration & reformation of criminals in the past hasn't made Uttar Pradesh any safer

On February 3, 2018, local policemen of Jhinjina village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district waited to nab an extortionist near a temple where he was supposed to come and collect the bounty. None of them had anticipated what they would lay their hands on. The police had received a complaint that the man had demanded Rs 10 million from a local panchayat member as blood money for not killing his family members.  When two men on a motorcycle came to the designated spot to collect the extortion money, they were apprehended by the police. The two men –- one carrying