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Delhi Court Convicts Kashmiri Separatist Asiya Andrabi Under UAPA

Sentencing is scheduled for January 17.

Overview

  • Additional Sessions Judge Chanderjit Singh found her guilty under Sections 18 and 38 of the UAPA.
  • The National Investigation Agency accused her of waging war through alleged hate speeches and criminal conspiracy.
  • Two associates were named in the same case by the prosecution.
  • The court will hear arguments on punishment before deciding the quantum of sentence.
  • Asiya Andrabi founded the all-women Dukhtaran-e-Millat in 1987 and was arrested in April 2018, with the group later banned under the UAPA.