UAPA Invoked Against Accused in Beed Mosque Blast Case

The Beed police on Saturday invoked the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against two men arrested in connection with an explosion inside a mosque in Ardhamsla village on March 30.

- Shrinivas Deshpande

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"Considering the gravity of the crime, we have invoked all necessary sections of UAPA related to this case," said Superintendent of Police Navneet Kanwat.

The two accused — Vijay Gavhane (22) and Shriram Sagade (22) — were produced before a local court on Saturday. Inspector Usman Sheikh from the local crime branch submitted a plea to invoke Sections 15 (terrorist act), 16 (punishment for terrorist act), and 18 (conspiracy) of the UAPA, along with Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) pertaining to terrorist acts.