Delhi Police have registered a case in connection with the blast near the historic Red Fort in the city under various Sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Explosives Act, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

"A case has been registered under sections 16, 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and various sections of the Explosives Act and the BNS at the Kotwali Police Station," Delhi Police said.

What is UAPA?

UAPA stands for the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act a 1967 law in India aimed at preventing unlawful activities that pose a threat to national sovereignty and integrity. It gives the government the power to declare organizations and, since a 2019 amendment, individuals as "terrorist". The act allows for punishing those involved in or sup

See Full Page