With 361 people arrested and 54 convicted, Uttar Pradesh has recorded the highest number of arrests and convictions, as compared to other states and Union Territories, under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in the year 2020, Ministry of Home Affairs informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

The information was shared by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in a written reply to the question asked by MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka from Koraput in Odisha on the total number of under-trial who are in jail under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967 along with the number of persons denied bail on what grounds.