As many as 5922 people were arrested in different parts of the country between 2016 and 2019 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the government informed the parliament on Wednesday.
In a written reply to a question in the RajyaSabha, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said according to the latest data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the total number of people arrested under the UAPA in 2019 was 1948.
A total of 5922 people were arrested under the law between 2016 and 2019, the minister said.