LUCKNOW, March 9 -- : The Lucknow Police Commissionerate has claimed that crimes against women in the city have declined by nearly 20% over the past year. The figures come from the police's own internal assessment and have not been independently verified.

"The push is part of Mission Shakti and the state government's "zero-tolerance" policy on crimes against women," read a Lucknow police press note.

The commissionerate also claimed that charge sheets were filed within 60 days for more than 1,425 cases related to crimes against women over the past year.

The police claimed that 284 accused in crimes against women were convicted during 2025-26. Of them, seven received life imprisonment, 82 were sentenced to 10 years or more in prison, and...