Mehraj was arrested by National Investigation Agency on March 20, 2023, under the UAPA and is currently being held in a jail in New Delhi. As Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj has completed more than 1,000 days in jail, the Journalist Federation of Kashmir on Friday demanded for his immediate release. Mehraj, a Srinagar-based reporter known...
A total of 10,440 people were arrested under the anti-terrorism law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, between 2019 and 2023, but only 335 were convicted, the Union government told Parliament on Monday. Data submitted to the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai showed Jammu and Kashmir accounted for the highest...
Md Irshad Ayub The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested the former JNU student leader Umar Khalid on the charges of stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in connection with his alleged role in northeast Delhi riots case after interrogation that lasted for several hours. The violence that carried on for four days claimed 53...
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed bail to Safoora Zargar, 27-year-old student of Jamia Milia Islamia University, under custody for alleged conspiracy behind Delhi riots, after the Central government stated that it had no objection to her release on humanitarian grounds, LiveLaw.in has reported. There were widespread concerns raised about the incarceration of Zargar,...