21/11/20 14:00 PM IST
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has, for the first time, approved a research study on “status of radicalisation in India.
Aim
The study would attempt to legally define “radicalisation” and suggest amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
How was the topic selected?
The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), the police think tank of the MHA, had invited research proposals from academicians and legal experts in the year 2018.
It received 75 proposals, and two topics -
G.S. Bajpai, Director of the Centre for Criminology and Victimology, National Law University (NLU), Delhi, will conduct the research on radicalisation.
Highlights
Source: The Hindu
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