The draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) has been invoked against the accused in the Goraknath Temple attack case.
The Anti-terror Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police, which is investigating the case, produced accused Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate(ACJM) here on Saturday, PTI reported.
The court sent Abbasi to judicial custody for 14 days.
“The prosecution informed the court about the decision of ATS to also impose sections of UAPA on the accused and sought extension of his custody. Considering this, the court extended the judicial custody of Abbasi for 14 days,” senior lawyer PK Dubey said to PTI.
The ATS also cited inputs it got from interrogation as well as electronic and financial transactions for imposing relevant sections of the draconian UAPA against the accused.
The ATS will now appeal to get the case transferred to ATS special court in Lucknow for further hearing, it said.
Abbasi was sent to Gorakhpur jail after the hearing.
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