UP police's new initiative for quick conviction in cow slaughter, POCSO cases

Lucknow: Officials announced on Monday that the Uttar Pradesh Police has started a new campaign to secure a swift conviction in cases filed under the POCSO Act and those involving cow slaughter, religious conversion, rape, and murder.

According to a top UP Police officer, under 'Operation Conviction', police would ensure the prompt arrest of criminals, the gathering of solid evidence against them, thorough investigation, and effective representation of cases in courts so that they are punished in the shortest amount of time possible.

In an official statement, police said each commissionerate/district would have to identify 20 cases each in categories under 'Operation Conviction' in addition to the cases registered under the POCSO Act.

In the charges related to the identified crimes, the charge sheet will be sent to the court after conducting an "excellent and time-bound" investigation, the UP police said in its statement.

In a tweet in Hindi, the UP Police said, "Under the direction of the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, a new action plan has been prepared to take action in a mission mode in order to punish criminals in view of the zero-tolerance policy against crime, which is named 'Operation Conviction'."

"In view of the effective prosecution of the identified cases, a web portal will be developed at the police headquarters level for weekly review, through which, the action taken will be regularly monitored by senior officers," it said.