UAPA charges dropped against 7 Kashmir varsity students, court grants them bail
Bashaarat Masood | 2 December 2023 | Indian Express
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have dropped charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against seven students of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), who were arrested on November 20 after a student complained he was allegedly threatened and pro-Pakistan slogans were raised following Australia’s victory against India in the cricket World Cup final. The seven have also been granted interim bail till December 13.
The police decision to invoke UAPA had come under criticism from former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, prompting the J&K Police to say that they had invoked a “softer provision” of the anti-terror law.