Over 140 people accused of rape, cow slaughter, kidnapping, illegal mining and other cases have surrendered before the Rampur district court in Uttar Pradesh between June 1 and July 15 amid a crackdown on suspected criminals, police said.
The high rate of surrenders was because of a "fear" among the wrongdoers of facing the "police bullets", according to a senior officer.
As many as 40 of them have been accused of cow slaughter, Superintendent of Police Ajay Pal Sharma told PTI. "About 10 men wanted in cases of gambling, five who were booked for illegal mining also surrendered."