Manipur, Tamil Naidu, J&K 3rd Top UAPA Cases List : NCRB Report
In 2019, 255 cases registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) in Jammu & Kashmir
As many as 255 cases were registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-1967 in Jammu & Kashmir during 2019, an official report reveals.
These details have been laid bare in the report- Crime in India-2019- released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) last week.
According to the report, J&K has the third highest number of cases registered under the UAPA after Manipur and Tamil Nadu where respectively 306 and 270 FIRs were lodged under the law.
It also means that 20 percent of 1226 cases lodged across India under the law were registered in J&K.The data reveals that not a single case was registered under the law in 11 states and six Union Territories.
It was enacted in 1967 to provide for the more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of individuals and associations and for dealing with militancy-related activities and for matters connected therewith.
The law also empowers the Central government to ban organisations and designate individuals as terrorists.
Under the UAPA, the investigating agency can file a chargesheet in maximum of 180 days after the arrests and the duration can be further extended after intimating the court.According to rules, the competent authority is the Ministry of Home or the state government has to give sanction to file a chargesheet in seven days after being approached by the investigating agency. (AGENCIES)
