The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday said it had formed a two-member authority to review cases, including the evidence, filed in the state under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Awaneesh Kumar Awasthi said UAPA had a provision to form an authority to review cases in which it is invoked. The ATS also produced before a court in Lucknow an accused arrested in Gujarat earlier this week. The UP ATS has accused Junwei Han of purchasing SIM cards with forged documents. The Border Security Force (BSF) had arrested Junwei for illegally crossing the India-Bangladesh border.

Source: Indian Express July 02, 2021 23:16 UTC