Crime in khaki: UP reports 80% of illegal arrests, detentions in India

The Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh may be making claims of bringing police reforms, but human rights violations by cops continue to be commonplace in the state. Uttar Pradesh has achieved the unenviable distinction of recording the highest number of illegal detentions and arrests in the country — a staggering 80% of all such cases recorded nationwide.

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