Pratapgarh police tops list of max FIRs under Gangsters Act

Prayagraj: Pratapgarh police have registered the highest number of FIRs under the Gangsters Act across the state between July 1, 2024, and April 12, 2025, revealed police department data.
The data showed that Pratapgarh with 99 FIRs was closely followed by Bulandsahar (91), Muzaffarnagar (86), Chandauli (71) and Meerut (66).
Statistics revealed that a total of 1,583 FIRs were registered under the Gangsters Act in 75 districts of the state between the said period.
Neighbouring Prayagraj Commissionerate registered only five FIRs under the Gangsters Act in the same period.
Moreover, districts like Azamgarh (59), Aligarh (49), Sonbhadra (45), Gorakhpur (43), and Barabanki (42) also performed well in this front.
Many districts like Ballia, Mahoba, Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, Fatehgarh, Bahraich, Amroha, Bijnore, Hathras, Jhansi, Balrampur, Hamirpur, Etah, Kaushambi, Barelli, Basti, Banda, Shravasti, Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Kanpur Dehat, Jaunpur, and Badaun have registered fewer than 10 cases under the Gangsters Act in the same period.
Lucknow Commissionerate registered 11 FIRs under the act.
SP (Pratapgarh) Anil Kumar told TOI that of the 99 FIRs 31 were registered between Jan 1 and April 1, 2025, alone.
"Pratapgarh police also launched a specific operation to tighten the noose around gangsters and nabbed over 220 in the past six months. The Pratapgarh police launched a specific beat system to ensure the arrest of criminals on whom the Gangsters Act was applied, and beat constables were assigned to tighten the noose around them. Once a beat constable managed to nab the gangster, he was awarded a certificate by the SP," he said.