UP considering slapping stringent NSA on rape accused
11 years, 8 months ago

UP considering slapping stringent NSA on rape accused

India TV News  

Lucknow, July 12: Faced with public outrage at growing incidents of crime against women, the Uttar Pradesh government Friday said it was considering slapping the National Security Act on those attacking and assaulting women. Srivastava told reporters that action was also being taken against errant police officials for failing in their duties.Referring to a case in Etawah where a girl was gang-raped and then set ablaze, he said a magisterial probe had been ordered and officials have been directed to arrest the culprits as soon as possible.In the Pratapgarh case where a rape victim's tongue was cut to prevent her from testifying in the court against the accused, the government was exploring possibility of invoking NSA on the accused.With regards to the murder of a four-year-old, allegedly after sexual assault in Lucknow a few days ago, a state government spokesman said the station officer concerned has been suspended and departmental action initiated against him.The stringent NSA provides for preventive detention for reasons like maintaining security, public order and so on.

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UP man charged with NSA for ‘misusing’ bail, trying to disturb public order
2 months, 1 week ago

UP man charged with NSA for ‘misusing’ bail, trying to disturb public order

Hindustan Times  

A man in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr was charged under the National Security Act for allegedly "misusing" his bail and trying to disrupt public order, a news agency PTI report said, citing a senior police official. Bulandshahr Senior Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar told PTI, "The first video, which he uploaded on social media, significantly disturbed the public order. "He misused …

'Bound To Generate Anger In Society': Allahabad HC Upholds NSA Detention Of Two Men Accused Of Burning 'Ramcharitmanas'
1 year, 2 months ago

'Bound To Generate Anger In Society': Allahabad HC Upholds NSA Detention Of Two Men Accused Of Burning 'Ramcharitmanas'

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court last week dismissed the pleas filed by two persons challenging their detention under the National Security Act on the allegations of burning copies of Hindu epic Ramcharitmanas and insulting the text. In its order, a division bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari observed that the public display of disrespect towards the Ramcharitmanas, …

Madurai Court grants bail to journalist Manish Kashyap, revokes NSA: Reports
1 year, 4 months ago

Madurai Court grants bail to journalist Manish Kashyap, revokes NSA: Reports

Op India  

Seven months after the Tamil Nadu police booked Manish Kashyap under the National Security Act, a Madurai court lifted the charges brought against the journalist under the stringent law. As per a report by News 18 Bihar, the court held the final hearing in the case pertaining to the arrest of Manish Kashyap over ‘fake migrant crisis video.’ The report …

MP: NSA slapped against accused who brutally thrashed youth in Bhopal – India TV
1 year, 9 months ago

MP: NSA slapped against accused who brutally thrashed youth in Bhopal – India TV

India TV News  

Man brutally thrashed in Bhopal: A man in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal was chained like a dog and was brutally thrashed by some goons. As soon as this video went viral on social media, there was a stir in the police administration, after which the Home Minister took cognizance of it and said stern action will be taken against the accused. …

DC Edit | SC flags misuse of NSA for UP political vendetta
1 year, 11 months ago

DC Edit | SC flags misuse of NSA for UP political vendetta

Deccan Chronicle  

Legislatures pass special laws to empower the state to address certain situations where the existing common laws may be toothless. The court said it found no element in the case — the very proposal to detain a person in such a case and it receiving the imprimatur of the senior officers and even of the advisory board — warranted exercise …

Supreme Court quashes NSA proceedings against Uttar Pradesh SP leader Yusuf Malik, pulls up State for ‘improper exercise’ of jurisdiction
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court quashes NSA proceedings against Uttar Pradesh SP leader Yusuf Malik, pulls up State for ‘improper exercise’ of jurisdiction

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has quashed the proceedings under the National Security Act against a Samajwadi Party leader in Uttar Pradesh in a revenue dues matter, and pulled up the State for “non-application of mind” and “improper exercise” of jurisdiction. Kaul and A. Amanullah said the apex court is “quite amazed” with the exercise of power under the NSA in April …

''Quite amazed' with exercise of power': SC quashes NSA proceedings against SP leader
1 year, 11 months ago

''Quite amazed' with exercise of power': SC quashes NSA proceedings against SP leader

India TV News  

''Quite amazed' with exercise of power': SC quashes NSA proceedings against SP leader The apex court quashed the proceedings under NSA against SP leader in Uttar Pradesh in a revenue dues matter, and pulled up the state for "non-application of mind" and "improper exercise" of jurisdiction. The apex court quashed the proceedings under NSA against SP leader in Uttar Pradesh …

Tamil Nadu police slap stringent NSA on YouTuber Manish Kashyap over 'fake videos' of migrant workers, multiple FIRs in Bihar
1 year, 11 months ago

Tamil Nadu police slap stringent NSA on YouTuber Manish Kashyap over 'fake videos' of migrant workers, multiple FIRs in Bihar

Op India  

Bihar-based YouTuber Manish Kashyap has been slapped with the stringent National Security Act, a Madurai Police official informed on Thursday, April 6. Manish Kashyap who circulated fake videos of Bihari migrant labourers being attacked in Tamil Nadu was detained under NSA Act: Madurai Police official — ANI April 6, 2023 Kashyap, arrested in the case related to the ‘fake videos’ …

Police invoke NSA against five of Waris Punjab De, including Amritpal’s uncle Harjit
2 years ago

Police invoke NSA against five of Waris Punjab De, including Amritpal’s uncle Harjit

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Police on Monday invoked the stringent National Security Act against five people linked to radical Sikh leader Amritpal Singh’s Waris Punjab De. Rapid Action Force personnel conducting a flag march to maintain law and order after the arrest of associates of Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh in Jalandhar on Monday. Addressing the media in Chandigarh, Punjab inspector general …

UP to slap NSA against those peddling ‘child lifting’ rumours
2 years, 6 months ago

UP to slap NSA against those peddling ‘child lifting’ rumours

Firstpost  

In 2019, seven including a telecom Engineer were mercilessly beaten by villagers in Kasganj over child theft. Lucknow: Rumours of child theft have suddenly spiked in north Indian states, especially Uttar Pradesh, leading to unwarranted incidents of mob lynching in which as many as 11 people have died so far after getting beaten by public. The gravity of these rumours …

Khargone Violence: NSA Invoked Against Two Persons
2 years, 11 months ago

Khargone Violence: NSA Invoked Against Two Persons

News 18  

Bhopal/Khargone: The local administration has invoked the stringent National Security Act against two persons allegedly involved in the violence that erupted during a Ram Navami procession in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone city, an official said on Tuesday.The NSA was invoked against Nawaz, a resident of Talab Chowk area and Mohsin alias Nati, resident of Jakaria Masjid area, for alleged involvement in …

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Grants Detaining Power Under NSA To Police Commissioner
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Grants Detaining Power Under NSA To Police Commissioner

ABP News  

New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has, according to a notification, granted the powers of detaining authority to the Police Commissioner till October 18 under the National Security Act. "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section of section 3, read with clause of Section 2 of the National Security Act, 1980, the Lt Governor pleased to direct that …

NSA slapped on Samajwadi Party worker booked in Ghaziabad assault case
3 years, 8 months ago

NSA slapped on Samajwadi Party worker booked in Ghaziabad assault case

India TV News  

The stringent National Security Act was slapped against a Samajwadi Party worker in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad who was arrested over an "objectionable" social media post about an assault on an elderly Muslim man here, officials said Wednesday. Ummaid Pehelwan Idrisi was arrested from Delhi on June 19 by the Ghaziabad Police after an FIR was lodged against him at the …

Stringent NSA to be Invoked Against 3 People Arrested in UP for Black-marketing of Remdesivir
3 years, 11 months ago

Stringent NSA to be Invoked Against 3 People Arrested in UP for Black-marketing of Remdesivir

News 18  

The stringent National Security Act will be invoked against three people, including two medical representatives, who were arrested on Thursday for alleged black-marketing of Remdesivir injections amid a spike in COVID-19 infections. Kanpur Police Commissioner Asim Arun said smuggling and selling of the drug required for COVID-19 treatment "is a crime against humanity. The three people were arrested here on …

NSA to be Invoked Against Accused in Ghaziabad Crematorium Roof Collapse Incident
4 years, 2 months ago

NSA to be Invoked Against Accused in Ghaziabad Crematorium Roof Collapse Incident

News 18  

Taking a serious view of the crematorium roof collapse incident in Muradnagar that claimed 24 lives, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed that the National Security Act be slapped against the accused. In a statement issued here, the UP Government said, ”Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed that the National Security Act be slapped against the accused …

Charges Under Stringent NSA Recommended for 11 Arrested for Cow Slaughter in UP's Budaun
4 years, 4 months ago

Charges Under Stringent NSA Recommended for 11 Arrested for Cow Slaughter in UP's Budaun

News 18  

The Budaun district authorities have recommended slapping the stringent National Security Act on 11 men arrested in connection with alleged cow slaughter, officials said on Friday. The district police had recommended the NSA against the accused, who were held here earlier this month, and the administration has given its go ahead, Superintendent of Police, Budaun, Sankalp Sharma said. According to …

Balrampur rape case: UP govt top officials meet victim's family, may impose NSA on accused
4 years, 5 months ago

Balrampur rape case: UP govt top officials meet victim's family, may impose NSA on accused

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh DGP HC Awasthi along with ADG Law & Order Prashant Kumar and Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Awasthi met the family of the 22-year-old Balrampur woman who died after she was allegedly raped by two men in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur district. The officials visited the victim's house in Balrampur after being directed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. …

Centre tells Parliament nearly 1,200 detained under stringent NSA by police in 2017, 2018; 563 still in custody
4 years, 6 months ago

Centre tells Parliament nearly 1,200 detained under stringent NSA by police in 2017, 2018; 563 still in custody

Firstpost  

According to the 2018 NCRB report, Madhya Pradesh detained the highest number of people under the NSA in 2017 and 2018 among all states followed by UP New Delhi: Nearly 1,200 people across the country were detained under the stringent National Security Act by police in 2017 and 2018, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on …

NSA To Be Invoked Against Those Involved in Murder of Dalit Farmer in Malihabad, Says Lucknow DM
4 years, 6 months ago

NSA To Be Invoked Against Those Involved in Murder of Dalit Farmer in Malihabad, Says Lucknow DM

News 18  

Lucknow: The Lucknow district administration has decided to invoke stringent National Security Act against the six bike-borne miscreants involved in the killing of a 30-year-old farmer in its Malihabad tehsil early this week. Ram Vilas Rawat, a Dalit farmer of Malihabad’s Dilawar Nagar area was attacked by the six bike-borne youths — Ghulam Ali, Mustaqeem, Mufeed, Shanu and Guddu on …

UP Police arrests 12 under NSA for thrashing Dalits in Azamgarh's Sikandarpur Aima village; local SHO suspended
4 years, 9 months ago

UP Police arrests 12 under NSA for thrashing Dalits in Azamgarh's Sikandarpur Aima village; local SHO suspended

Firstpost  

Twelve people were arrested after they thrashed youths in a Dalit locality in Azamgarh and charged under the stringent NSA, a senior officer said on Saturday Azamgarh: Twelve people were arrested after they thrashed youths in a Dalit locality in Azamgarh and charged under the stringent NSA, a senior officer said on Saturday. The police also suspended the SHO of …

6 Tablighi Jamaat-linked persons to be booked under NSA for misbehaving with nurses in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad
4 years, 11 months ago

6 Tablighi Jamaat-linked persons to be booked under NSA for misbehaving with nurses in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh government has said that six persons associated with the Tablighi Jamaat who have been accused of misbehaving with women staff at the district hospital in Ghaziabad will be charged under the National Security Act. “ Ye na kanoon ko manenge, na vyavastha ko manenge, ye manavta ke dushman hai.,” Mr. Awasthi said in an official WhatsApp group …

Supreme Court to hear plea against imposition of NSA in Delhi, Andhra Pradesh amid anti-CAA protests today
5 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court to hear plea against imposition of NSA in Delhi, Andhra Pradesh amid anti-CAA protests today

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court would hear on Friday a fresh plea challenging the imposition of the National Security Act in few states and the national capital empowering police to detain persons sans trial for a period of 12 months New Delhi: The Supreme Court would hear on Friday a fresh plea challenging the imposition of the National Security Act in few …

Amid anti-CAA protests, Delhi L-G extends police's detention powers under NSA; law allows cops to hold a person for 12 months sans trial
5 years, 2 months ago

Amid anti-CAA protests, Delhi L-G extends police's detention powers under NSA; law allows cops to hold a person for 12 months sans trial

Firstpost  

The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal has extended the Delhi Police’s detention powers under the National Security Act, 1980, for a three-month period between 19 January and 18 April, As per The Leaflet, this is a routine order passed by the LG of Delhi after every four months. Reuters The notification, issued on 10 January 2020, to the Home …

Social media users can attract NSA over Ayodhya case posts
5 years, 4 months ago

Social media users can attract NSA over Ayodhya case posts

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police O.P. Singh has said that the state will not hesitate to book offenders on social media platforms under the National Security Act if they caused a law and order situation ahead of the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya. He further said that the social media platforms were being closely monitored by a team of …

Telecom engineer among 4 thrashed by mobs on suspicion of being child-lifters
5 years, 6 months ago

Telecom engineer among 4 thrashed by mobs on suspicion of being child-lifters

India TV News  

Four persons, including a telecom engineer, were allegedly thrashed by locals on the suspicion of being child-lifters in different incidents in this district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday. Amar Kumar Verma, an engineer working in a private telecom company, was allegedly attacked by a mob of around 50 people when he was returning from Kesarua village within the …

What is National Security Act?
6 years, 1 month ago

What is National Security Act?

The Hindu  

On February 8, the Congress-led government in Madhya Pradesh invoked the National Security Act against three men accused of killing a cow near Kharkhali village. Preventive detention laws in India date back to early days of the colonial era when the Bengal Regulation III of 1818 was enacted to empower the government to arrest anyone for defence or maintenance of …

Why Is Bhim Army’s Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’ Still in Jail?
6 years, 9 months ago

Why Is Bhim Army’s Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’ Still in Jail?

The Quint  

Despite the horrors inflicted on common people by the British preventive detention laws, the Indian Constitution didn’t declare such laws to be unconstitutional. Even Dr BR Ambedkar, of all people, justified such laws, and drafted Article 22 of the Constitution to expressly say that people detained under preventive detention laws didn’t need to be given legal representation, or told why …

Muzaffarnagar riots: BJP MLA Sangeet Som detained under NSA
11 years, 6 months ago

Muzaffarnagar riots: BJP MLA Sangeet Som detained under NSA

India TV News  

Muzaffarnagar: BJP MLA Sangeet Som, who was arrested for alleged involvement in fake video uploading case and making provocative speeches, was today detained under the stringent National Security Act. The warrant detaining him under the Act was served on him in Urai District jail.A person can be detained under NSA for three months and he need not be produced in …

Three cops suspended in minor's rape case
11 years, 11 months ago

Three cops suspended in minor's rape case

India TV News  

New Delhi, Apr 19: Two Delhi Police officials were suspended for "misbehaving" with the family of the five-year-old rape victim, while an assistant commissioner of police was suspended for slapping a girl protestor, said police Friday. "Dharampal Singh, SHO of Gandhi Nagar police station where the victim's missing person's report was registered April 15, and the initial investigating officer of …

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