Indian govt says 701 sedition, 5023 UAPA cases filed in 2018-22
New Delhi: As victimization of political opponents and dissenters by the Modi regime continues unabated, the Indian government has admitted that 701 cases of sedition and offences against the State were registered from 2018 to 2022.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Indian Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, revealed that 5,023 cases were also lodged under the draconian law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The minister said during this period, 788 people were arrested and a charge sheet was filed against 500 in sedition and offences against State cases. A total of 131 people were acquitted too.
He said under the UAPA, 8,947 people were arrested and 6,503 people were named in charge sheets. A total of 550 people were acquitted.
