<p>New Delhi: Police and investigative agencies have arrested 8,947 people under the contentious UAPA and charge-sheeted 6,503, but only 252 have been convicted in five years between 2018 and 2022, according to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) data placed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.</p><p>Jammu and Kashmir has the highest number of arrested at 2,633 during the five years but only 13 people convicted by courts. Authorities have charge-sheeted 2,462 under UAPA in the union territory.</p>.Courts will have to release NIA, UAPA accused if special courts not setup: SC to Centre.<p>The data also showed that no arrests were made under UAPA in four states and six union territories. Except for Rajasthan, all the other nine were smaller states like Sikkim and Goa or UTs.</p><p>The information culled out from the ‘Crime in India’ reports of 2018 to 2022 published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) were shared with CPI MP PP Suneer in response to a written question by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai.</p><p>Of the 8,947 people arrested, the highest number of arrests were in 2022 when 2,636, including 503 charged under UAPA, were taken into custody. In 2018, the number of arrested was 1,421 followed by 1,948, 1,321 and 1,621 in subsequent years.</p>. <p>Among the states, Uttar Pradesh followed Kashmir in the list with 2,162 people being arrested. Manipur (1,370), Assam (771), Jharkhand (526), Tamil Nadu (431), Punjab (236), Kerala (130) and Bihar (118).</p><p>Karnataka saw 14 people arrested under UAPA in five years and no one was convicted. The state also charge-sheeted 22 people, including those arrested prior to 2018, during the five years.</p><p>On chargesheets, the MHA said 853 people were charged under UAPA in 2018 followed by 1,139, 1,008, 1,317 and 2,186 in the next four years.</p><p>A total 252 people were convicted between 2018 and 2022 of which Uttar Pradesh has the highest at 159, followed by Jharkhand 43, Tamil Nadu 21 and Jammu and Kashmir 13. While 35 people were convicted in 2018, 34 were convicted in 2019, 80 in 2020, 62 in 2021 and 41 in 2022. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Police and investigative agencies have arrested 8,947 people under the contentious UAPA and charge-sheeted 6,503, but only 252 have been convicted in five years between 2018 and 2022, according to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) data placed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.</p><p>Jammu and Kashmir has the highest number of arrested at 2,633 during the five years but only 13 people convicted by courts. Authorities have charge-sheeted 2,462 under UAPA in the union territory.</p>.Courts will have to release NIA, UAPA accused if special courts not setup: SC to Centre.<p>The data also showed that no arrests were made under UAPA in four states and six union territories. Except for Rajasthan, all the other nine were smaller states like Sikkim and Goa or UTs.</p><p>The information culled out from the ‘Crime in India’ reports of 2018 to 2022 published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) were shared with CPI MP PP Suneer in response to a written question by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai.</p><p>Of the 8,947 people arrested, the highest number of arrests were in 2022 when 2,636, including 503 charged under UAPA, were taken into custody. In 2018, the number of arrested was 1,421 followed by 1,948, 1,321 and 1,621 in subsequent years.</p>. <p>Among the states, Uttar Pradesh followed Kashmir in the list with 2,162 people being arrested. Manipur (1,370), Assam (771), Jharkhand (526), Tamil Nadu (431), Punjab (236), Kerala (130) and Bihar (118).</p><p>Karnataka saw 14 people arrested under UAPA in five years and no one was convicted. The state also charge-sheeted 22 people, including those arrested prior to 2018, during the five years.</p><p>On chargesheets, the MHA said 853 people were charged under UAPA in 2018 followed by 1,139, 1,008, 1,317 and 2,186 in the next four years.</p><p>A total 252 people were convicted between 2018 and 2022 of which Uttar Pradesh has the highest at 159, followed by Jharkhand 43, Tamil Nadu 21 and Jammu and Kashmir 13. While 35 people were convicted in 2018, 34 were convicted in 2019, 80 in 2020, 62 in 2021 and 41 in 2022. </p>
