US EditionDelhi Lt Governor Okays Prosecution Of Arundhati Roy Under Anti-Terror Law
- Delhi LG, VK Saxena, allowed the prosecution of author Arundhati Roy and former Professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain for allegedly making provocative speeches in 2010.
- They were sanctioned under sections 153A, 153B, and 505 of the Indian Penal Code for promoting enmity and statements prejudicial to national integration.
- The speeches at a conference suggested separating Kashmir from India, according to an official statement.
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Delhi LG allows prosecution of author Arundhati Roy, Sheikh Hussain in 2010 provocative speech case
Delhi Leuitanant Governor VK Saxena has sanctioned the prosecution of author Arundhati Roy and former professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain in a case of alleged provocative speeches at a public function in 2010. The prosecution of Roy and Hussain, who was professor of international law at the Central University of Kashmir, will be under IPC section 45 (1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA, an official statement said on Friday (June
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Delhi LG sanctions prosecution of Arundhati Roy under UAPA
New Delhi: Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event here in 2010, Raj Niwas officials said on Friday. The FIR
The Governor's Office said, “Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Shaukat Husain had allegedly given provocative speeches in a conference organized under the banner of “Azadi - The Only Way” at LTG Auditorium in New Delhi on 21.10.2010. The issues discussed and discussed in the conference included the propaganda of “separating Kashmir from India”.
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