Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena approved prosecuting novelist Arundhati Roy and Dr. Sheikh Showkat Hussain under Section 13 of UAPA for alleged statements made at a 2010 event. The FIR was filed following a court order. The “Azadi – The Only Way” event discussed Kashmir’s separation from India. Two other accused, Sayed Ali Shah Geelani and Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani, have since passed away.
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