U.P. moving towards police state, violence being normalised, say retired cops
Retired senior police officers in Uttar Pradesh have criticized the state government's reliance on encounters and 'bulldozer' tactics, warning that these methods normalize violence. They argue that such heavy-handed policing threatens democratic norms and long-term social stability.
Amid the criticism by Opposition parties that the Uttar Pradesh government is working on the doctrine of a police state through heavy-handed security forces resorting to a bulldozer-centric approach in law and order and frequent encounters, two senior retired State police officers in the rank of Director General of Police (DGP) said such use of brute action will have long-term adverse consequences for the society at large.
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