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Nearly 5k held for promoting religious, racial enmity in 2018-20

Around 1,763 people were arrested in different parts of the country in 2020.

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New Delhi: Nearly 4,800 people were arrested across the country for the offense of promoting enmity between groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth between 2018 and 2020, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that 17 cases were registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on charges of hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity in the last six years.

Rai said 1,763 people were arrested in different parts of the country in 2020 for offenses relating to promoting enmity between groups on grounds of religion, race, and place of birth, 1,315 people were arrested in 2019 and 1,716 in 2018.

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