India, Feb. 17 -- Nearly five years Delhi man alleged that he was tortured, abused, and humiliated over his Muslim identity, the Uttar Pradesh government on Monday agreed to invoke hate crime offences against the accused.

The state made the submissions in court two weeks after a bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta asked it whether it would register hate crime provisions in the in the 2021 case.

Appearing for the UP government, additional solicitor general (ASG) KM Nataraj informed the court that, upon examination, the state believes that sections 153B (imputations and assertions prejudicial to national integrity) and section 295A (outraging religious feelings) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) will apply. He further said these ...