New Delh, Dec. 24 -- A special UAPA court in Delhi on Wednesday discharged two people, including an accused involved in Batla House encounter, of conspiring to revive the banned terrorist organizations Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) in the country, citing a complete absence of admissible evidence to frame charges against them.
The court discharged Abdul Subhan Qureshi (alias Abdus Subhan, Tauqueer, Abdul Rehman) and Ariz Khan (alias Junaid, Salim) from the case registered under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The court's decision highlights critical investigative loopholes, relying heavily on inadmissible confessional statements and past cases...