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The Supreme Court has granted bail to Syed Iftikar Andrabi, a Kashmiri man charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. Andrabi had been in jail for over five years due to allegations of connections to narco-terrorism. The court found insufficient evidence linking him directly to the crime, leading to the decision to grant bail.
- ▪Syed Iftikar Andrabi was arrested in 2020 under the UAPA and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
- ▪He spent over five years in jail before the Supreme Court granted him bail.
- ▪The court determined that there was no direct evidence connecting Andrabi to the alleged crime.
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On May 18, the Supreme Court granted bail to a Kashmiri man who was charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, known more commonly as the UAPA. Syed Iftikar Andrabi was arrested in 2020 for his alleged connections to a National Investigation Agency case involving narco-terrorism. Along with UAPA, he was also charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. After spending over five years in jail, the top court granted Andrabi bail. They said that authorities did not find any evidence directly connecting the accused to the crime and hence, bail could be granted.
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