What is Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)?

Safoora Zargar, Varavar Rao, Binayak Sen, Umar Khalid & Environmental group Fridays for Future, these names have something common. They all have been booked under UAPA but what is UAPA?

UAPA stands for the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. It is an anti-terror law in which a person can be pronounced as 'terrorist' on a few conditions.

This law was introduced in 1967 but has been amended recently. Earlier only organizations were designated as 'terrorist organizations' but now individuals can also be termed a terror suspect. The amendment bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 24 July 2019, then passed in the Rajya Sabha on 2 August 2019. After which this act became law. Under this law, the central government can declare any organization or individual as a terrorist or terrorist organization if it is found involved in the mentioned activities. Watch the video to find out the details.