{"id":93748,"date":"2021-03-11T09:36:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T04:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=93748"},"modified":"2021-03-12T10:26:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T04:56:47","slug":"status-of-unlawful-activities-prevention-actuapa-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/status-of-unlawful-activities-prevention-actuapa-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Status of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act(UAPA) in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<strong>What is the News?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) informed Lok Sabha about the number of cases registered under the Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act(UAPA) in 2019.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Key Data Provided by MHA on cases under UAPA:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Persons arrested under UAPA: <\/strong>In 1226 cases around 1948 persons were arrested under UAPA across the country in 2019.\n<ul>\n<li>This is a 72% increase in the number of persons arrested under the UAPA in 2019 compared to 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Highest Number of Cases: <\/strong>In 2019, the highest number of cases were registered in Manipur. This is then followed by Tamil Nadu, Jammu, and Kashmir, Jharkhand, and Assam.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Highest Number of Arrests: <\/strong>The highest number of arrests in 2019 was made in Uttar Pradesh. The is then followed by Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Jammu, and Kashmir and Jharkhand followed the UP.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terrorist Organisations: The government<\/strong> has declared 42 organisations as terrorist organisations and listed their names in the First Schedule of the UAPA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Convictions: <\/strong>Only 2% of cases registered under the UAPA between 2016-2019 ended in convictions by the court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-security-laws-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read about National security Laws<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>About Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act(UAPA):<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>UAPA<\/strong> was introduced in 1967 to target secessionist organizations. It is primarily an anti-terror law aimed at preventing certain unlawful activities of individuals and associations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Investigation: <\/strong>The cases under the UAPA are investigated by the State police and the National Investigation Agency(NIA).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bail: <\/strong>Under the act, getting bail is rare. The investigating agency has up to 180 days to file a charge sheet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/unlawful-activities-prevention-act\/\"><strong>Click Here to Read More about UAPA<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/parliament-proceedings-over-72-rise-in-number-of-uapa-cases-registered-in-2019\/article34029252.ece?homepage=true\"><strong>The Hindu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? The Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) informed Lok Sabha about the number of cases registered under the Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act(UAPA) in 2019. Key Data Provided by MHA on cases under UAPA: Persons arrested under UAPA: In 1226 cases around 1948 persons were arrested under UAPA across the country in 2019. 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