In a significant development, Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi and three of his associates have been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with their alleged involvement in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests that rocked the state in December 2019.
The tragic incident occurred during an anti-CAA protest last Wednesday had sparked widespread unrest across the state.
East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner SC Sadhu acknowledged the involvement of some Khasi Students' Union (KSU) members in the incident.
Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad, had sought his custody for 10 days saying that the police wanted to question him with data that ran into 11 lakh pages, "as well as other evidence collected during the investigation of the present case and also to examine at length about other suspects and various other aspects”.
'BJP decided who will speak what, who will attack whom and who is going to do the counter-attack,' AAP said.
Dr Kafeel Khan was booked under NSA on February 13 after his arrest on charges of making inflammatory speeches in the Aligarh Muslim University during the anti-CAA protests.
The bench also said Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde would constitute a three-judge bench next week to examine the matter.
As per the sources, the couple was planning a suicide attack in Delhi and inciting young Muslim men to conduct terror strikes.
Earlier in the day, Chief Justice Govind Mathur had taken the suo motu cognizance of the matter on Sunday morning and then deferred the hearing to afternoon at 3 pm.
A case had been registered against her for offences under the Indian Penal Code, including creating enmity between different groups of people against the woman, identified as Arudra, they said.
