Varchasva Book - Summary
In the 1990s, as politicians began to face shocking murders in broad daylight, it was natural for fear to creep into their minds. This situation led the new generation of those who truly wanted to serve the country through politics to reconsider their paths. The horrifying reality of allowing politics to fall into the hands of criminals, murderers, dacoits, and rapists was alarming. This was the moment when things began to change.
The Rise of Criminal Politics
Huge, ruthless criminals were welcomed at the gates of politics with garlands as people greeted them joyfully. This was the explosive beginning of the politicization of crime or criminalization of politics, which brought with it glamour, wealth, and the thrill of witnessing modern weapons in action. The convoy of these political mafias would cause the roads to empty out as they passed. Among the notorious figures from that era was the criminal Sriprakash Shukla, whose terror kept the citizens of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar awake at night.
The Fearless Criminal
Sriprakash Shukla was unafraid of anyone and showed no mercy. He was a merciless individual who, to establish his cable business in Gorakhpur, killed a dozen people one by one in just a week. It was the UP Police’s Special Task Force (STF) that eventually tracked down this dreaded criminal, and he was killed in an encounter near Ghaziabad, close to Delhi. This book revolves around the entire story of Sriprakash Shukla’s encounter. It captures the detailed saga of this highly publicized shootout.
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