Story in numbers: UP witnesses 60 communal incidents in 2017

Until May, at least 16 people were killed, 151 injured in state: Ministry data

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had on November 16, claimed that law and order situation had improved in the state, and not a single riot had taken place during the eight months of his government.

“When we came to power, hooliganism was at its peak and there was not a day when riots did not take place,” Adityanath had said. “The governments at the helm used to call over rioters and honour them, but in these eight months, not a single riot has taken place.”

However, we fact-checked his claim and found it incorrect.

As many as 60 incidents of communal riot