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Agencies agree to use UAPA judiciously to avoid misuseAt a recent anti-terror conference in New Delhi, officials from central and state agencies stressed the need for stronger collaboration and a standardized approach to combat terrorism, particularly..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Srinagar grenade attack: LeT trio arrested, booked under UAPAThree suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba members have been apprehended by Jammu and Kashmir Police in connection with the grenade attack on a Srinagar market earlier this month. The attack, which injured twelve..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC relaxes Kappan's bail rider, says no need to report to cops every wkThe Supreme Court provided relief to journalist Siddique Kappan, modifying his bail conditions in a UAPA case. Kappan, arrested in 2020 while en route to Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, is no longer required..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Ex-DU Professor Saibaba's death partly result of UAPA, says Asaduddin OwaisiAIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi attributed the death of former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba partly to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, calling it deeply concerning. Additionally, he..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Karnataka drops riots UAPA case, BJP says it is 'appeasement'The Karnataka Congress government has withdrawn a UAPA case against a mob that attacked police in Hubballi in April 2022, sparking BJP allegations of 'politics of appeasement'. The case, initially..IndiaTimes - Published | |
‘Inadequate proof’: 3 serving life terms under UAPA in terror case acquittedKarnataka HC acquitted three convicts, including a Pakistani national, in a 2012 terror case due to insufficient evidence. The court noted lapses in referring the UAPA case to an independent authority...IndiaTimes - Published | |
Karnataka HC acquits three serving life terms in terror caseThe Karnataka high court acquits three individuals, including a Pakistani national, previously convicted in a 2012 terror conspiracy case due to insufficient evidence. The court maintains one convict's..IndiaTimes - Published | |
J&K Assembly Elections: Sikandar Malik, Jamaat-e-Islami-Backed Candidate, Campaigns Wearing GPS Tracker Amid BanJamaat-e-Islami was banned by the Home Ministry under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in 2019 for alleged anti-national activities and links with terrorism.Zee News - Published | |
Omar fighting for chair, I’m fighting for people of Kashmir, says Engineer Rashid after walking out of TiharBaramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, has been released from Tihar jail on interim bail to campaign for the J&K assembly elections. Detained since 2019 under UAPA, he..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Narendra Dabholkar killing: Kin move Bombay HC on acquittal of 3The family of slain rationalist Narendra Dabholkar has approached the Bombay High Court and challenged the sessions court’s judgment that acquitted three persons in the case. Dabholkar’s daughter..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Maoists kill Hyderabad woman cadre branding her ‘cop informer’A 26-year-old woman named Pallepati Radha from Hyderabad was allegedly killed by Maoists after being branded a police informer. Radha had extensive knowledge about Maoist leadership and expressed a..IndiaTimes - Published | |
`Bail Is The Rule, Jail Is The Exception`, Says SC; Grants Bail In UAPA CaseThe Supreme Court said that even if the allegations against the accused are serious, courts have the duty to grant bail when the conditions laid down under the law for grant of bail are satisfied.Zee News - Published | |
J&K cops warn of propaganda video featuring SaifJammu and Kashmir police issued a warning regarding a Jaish-e-Mohammad video featuring Saif Ali Khan from Phantom. Released on July 22, 2024, at 2 PM, the 5 minutes 55 seconds video breaches UAPA..IndiaTimes - Published | UAPA tribunal backs 5-year ban on 2 pro-Pak outfits in J&KUnlawful Activities Tribunal upheld Centre's ban on MLJK-MA and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat for 'anti-India activities' in Jammu and Kashmir.IndiaTimes - Published |
NIA seizes funds used for education of Maoist leader's kinNIA seized Rs 1.1 crore extorted from Bihar and Jharkhand to fund a Maoist leader's niece's medical education in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, under UAPA for CPI(Maoist) Magadh zone revival involving Pradyuman..IndiaTimes - Published | 'Misuse of power': Sharad Pawar criticises prosecution sanction of Arundhati Roy under UAPANCP-SP leader Sharad Pawar criticized Delhi LG's decision to prosecute author Arundhati Roy under UAPA for a 2010 speech as a 'misuse of power' during a joint press conference with Maha Vikas Aghadi..IndiaTimes - Published |
Nod to prosecute Arundhati Roy under UAPA `misuse of power`: Sharad PawarBesides Arundhati Roy, VK Saxena on Friday also gave the green signal for action under UAPA against former Central University of Kashmir professor Sheikh Showkat HussainMid-Day - Published | Delhi LG sanctions prosecution of Arundhati Roy under UAPA in 2010 provocative speech caseArundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain had allegedly made provocative speeches at a conference organised under the banner of "Azadi - The Only Way" on October 21, 2010, at LTG Auditorium, Copernicus..DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes |
Delhi court rejects bail plea of Umar Khalid in 2020 riots caseThe former JNU student Umar Khalid has been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).DNA - Published | Court rejects former JNU student leader Umar Khalid's bail plea in Delhi riots caseOn Tuesday, the Karkardooma court in Delhi denied the bail application of former JNU student leader Umar Khalid in the larger conspiracy case related to the Delhi riots. Khalid, an accused in a UAPA..IndiaTimes - Published |
Beant's killer Jagtar Singh Tara acquitted in '12 UAPA caseIndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court cancels bail given by Madras HC to 8 PFI members in UAPA caseIndiaTimes - Published |
SC says arrest of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha invalid, orders his releasePurkayastha and Chakraborty were arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police on October 3 after it searched 30 locations connected with the online news portal and its journalists in a case filed..DNA - Published | 'Remand invalid' : SC orders release of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha in UAPA caseIndiaTimes - Published |
How two eyewitness accounts, & an extra-judicial confession nailed shooters in Dabholkar caseConviction of Sachin Andure, Sharad Kalaskar for Narendra Dabholkar's murder relied on crucial eyewitness evidence. Negligence in sanctioning prosecution for other suspects under UAPA was strongly..IndiaTimes - Published | Merely downloading Osama bin Laden’s photo doesn’t make one terrorist: Delhi high courtDelhi High Court granted bail to alleged IS supporter Ammar Abdul Rahiman, stating incriminating material possession doesn't prove association. NIA alleged criminal conspiracy, but court found..IndiaTimes - Published |
SIA attaches Rajouri property of absconding terrorist based in PakThe J&K state investigation agency (SIA) Friday attached the property of an absconding terrorist, Abdul Hameed Khan, in Jammu’s Rajouri district under section 33 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention..IndiaTimes - Published | Court takes cognisance of chargesheet against NewsClick & its founderA court in Delhi acknowledged on Tuesday the chargesheet that was filed against the news portal NewsClick and its founder-editor, Prabir Purkayastha, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or..IndiaTimes - Published |
Hearing on plea to bar PM Modi from polls adjourned till next weekDelhi HC will take up next week a plea for a direction to Election Commission to disqualify PM Narendra Modi from contesting elections for six years, alleging he had violated the poll code by seeking..IndiaTimes - Published | Parliament security breach case: Delhi court extends police custody of all 6 accused till May 25Delhi's Patiala house court on Thursday granted Delhi police more 30 days to complete the ongoing investigation in the Parliament security breach case. The case is registered under the stringent..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Have obtained requisite sanction to prosecute NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha under UAPA': Delhi PoliceThe prosecution told Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur that the sanction documents have been filed as a part of a supplementary charge sheet in the case. The judge posted the matter for further..DNA - Published | Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan questions Congress for silence on CAA in manifestoKerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticizes Congress for silence on repealing Citizenship (Amendment) Act and Article 370, contrasting with CPI (M) manifesto. BJP unlikely to secure Kerala seats...IndiaTimes - Published |
SC gives Shoma Sen bail in Elgar case after 6 yearsSupreme Court granted bail to Shoma Sen in the Elgar Parishad case, emphasizing her fundamental right to bail. The court found no evidence of UAPA offenses, considered her age and medical condition,..IndiaTimes - Published | CPI-M Releases Manifesto For Lok Sabha Polls, Promises To Scrap `Draconian` UAPA, PMLA, CAAThe CPI(M) manifesto promises to scrap all "draconian" laws such as the UAPA and the PMLA.Zee News - Published |
Chargesheet against NewsClick founder filed in UAPA caseDelhi Police filed an extensive chargesheet against NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakraborty for illegal funding from China. The case involves charges under UAPA Sections and a conspiracy to..IndiaTimes - Published | Delhi Police may file 10,000-page chargesheet under UAPA against NewsClick founder todayDelhi Police set to file chargesheet against NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha for alleged collaboration with Communist Party of China, disrupting 2019 polls. Seized gadgets and judicial statements..IndiaTimes - Published |
Cricketer, IITian: How a bright lad's path spun towards a dark 'terror' alleyA 22-year-old cricketer and biotechnology student, Tauseef Ali Farooqui, arrested under UAPA for expressing intent to join IS. Mental health issues during Covid lockdown cited as reason. Family and..IndiaTimes - Published | IIT Guwahati student arrested under UAPA for 'links with...'The student was detained three days after the ISIS India head Haris Farooqi alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi and his associate Anurag Singh alias Rehan were arrested in Dhubri district after they had crossed..DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes |
Hathras ‘conspiracy’: Another accused gets bail in UAPA caseLucknow bench of Allahabad high court has granted bail to student leader Masood in connection with the 2020 Hathras gangrape case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Masood, along with..IndiaTimes - Published | Narco-terror financing: J&K SIA files chargesheet against twoJammu and Kashmir SIA filed chargesheet against Zaheed Khoja and Zameer Lone for narco-terror financing under the NDPS Act, UAPA. Lone, a LeT terrorist in Pakistan/PoK, conspired to spread communal..IndiaTimes - Published |
Still feel I am in a high-security prison cell: Former Delhi University professor GN SaibabaFormer Delhi University professor GN Saibaba, recently acquitted in a UAPA case, hopes for DU reinstatement and compensation. He highlights sordid conditions in jail and reveals lack of medical..IndiaTimes - Published | Jail official held under UAPA over gadgets in Amritpal Singh’s cellOn Thursday night, Nipen Das, the superintendent of Dibrugarh Central Jail, was apprehended in relation to the discovery of electronic devices and digital gadgets found in the cell housing Amritpal..IndiaTimes - Published |
Released from Nagpur jail after a decade, Saibaba says ‘it’s a miracle to be alive’Former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba, 54, was released from Nagpur central prison after a decade. He had been acquitted in a UAPA case. Saibaba, a human rights activist, was denied medical aid..IndiaTimes - Published | HC acquits Saibaba, others, says no proof of Maoist linksThe Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench acquitted G N Saibaba and five others in the UAPA case. This is his second acquittal in 15 months after the previous verdict was overturned by the Supreme Court...IndiaTimes - Published |
Shiv Sena UBT leader booked under UAPA for partying with Dawood`s aideThe spokesperson and deputy leader of Shiv Sena Sheetal Mhatre on Thursday claimed that the police have information that money was given in the party and added that all this will come out in the..Mid-Day - Published | Nuh Violence: Haryana Police Charges Congress MLA Mamman Khan With UAPAPolice has accused Khan of inciting violence and being in touch with those involved in sharing provocative posts on social media platforms.Zee News - Published |
