Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:22pm on 14 Jun 2024,Friday India
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved the prosecution of author Arundhati Roy under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for advocating the 'separation of Kashmir' at a 2010 conference. Roy, along with former Kashmir University professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain, faces charges under IPC sections 153A, 153B, and 505 for promoting enmity and public mischief. The case stems from a complaint by Kashmiri activist Sushil Pandit, leading to a court-ordered FIR. This move reignites a decade-old legal battle over freedom of expression and national security implications.
