Nagpur, Aug. 17 -- After 18 years of legal proceedings, a Nagpur court has acquitted eight Muslim men who were accused of having links with the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in 2006.
The eight men had been booked for being members of an unlawful association (Section 10) and for unlawful activities (Section 13) under the Act. They were on bail while the case was pending.
The men who were cleared of all charges are, Shakil Warsi, Shakir Ahmed Nasir Ahmed,Mohammad Rehan Atullakhan, Jiyaur Rahman Maheboob Khan, Wakar Baig Yusuf Baig, Imtiyaj Ahmed Nisar Ahmed, Mohammad Abrar Arif Mohammad Kashim and Sheikh Ahmad Sheikh
The order, passed on August 13 by Judicia...