India, April 6 -- The Beed Police on Saturday invoked stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against two men arrested in connection with an explosion inside a mosque in Ardhamsla village of Beed district.

Superintendent of Police Navneet Kanwat confirmed the development saying, "Considering the gravity of the crime, we have invoked all necessary sections of UAPA related to this case."

The two accused - Vijay Gavhane (22) and Shriram Sagade (22) - were produced before a local court on Saturday. Inspector Usman Sheikh from the Local Crime Branch submitted a plea to invoke Sections 15 (terrorist act), 16 (punishment for terrorist act), and 18 (conspiracy) of the UAPA, along with Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BN...