UP: Dr Kafeel Cleared of NSA Charges; Allahabad High Court Orders His Release

The Allahabad High Court on September 1 directed the UP government to release Dr. Kafeel Khan immediately, who was booked under the National Security Act (NSA). Kafeel was charged NSA in February for an alleged provocative anti-CAA speech at Aligarh Muslim University. The judgement was delivered by a division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh, on the petition filed by Dr. Kafeel's mother.