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- Pune Police have said that five persons are being investigated for offences under The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967.
TADA
The Act defined a “terrorist act” and “disruptive activities”, put restrictions on the grant of bail, and gave enhanced power to detain suspects and attach properties.
- The law made a confession before a police officer admissible as evidence.
- Separate courts were set up to hear cases filed under TADA.
POTA
A suspect could be detained for up to 180 days by a special court.
- The law made fundraising for the purpose of terrorism a “terrorist act”.
- A separate chapter to deal with terrorist organisations was included.
UAPA
criminalised the raising of funds for a terrorist act—
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- -holding of the proceeds of terrorism,
- membership of a terrorist organisation,
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- support to a terrorist organisation, and the raising of funds for a terrorist organisation.
- It increased the time available to lawenforcement agencies to file a chargesheet to six months from three.
- The law was amended in 2008 after the Mumbai attacks, and again in 2012.
- The definition of “terrorist act” was expanded to include offences that threaten economic security, counterfeiting Indian currency, and procurement of weapons, etc.
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