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165 people held for sedition in three years: NCRB data
2017-07-29 | New Delhi, Delhi
Ref: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/165-people-held-for-sedition-in-three-years-ncrb-data-4758625/
As many as 165 people were arrested on the charge of sedition in the last three years across the country, which averages to one arrest every week. In all, 105 cases were registered.The figures, compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau, were given by Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

According to the records, 111 people were arrested in four states — 68 in Bihar, 18 in Jharkhand, 15 in Haryana and 10 in Punjab — of which Jharkhand and Haryana are BJP-ruled.
The maximum 68 arrests were recorded in Bihar, ruled by the Grand Alliance of RJD, JD(U) and Congress. Most of these were made in the 2014 and 2015. Only two of the 53 persons chargesheeted during this period were convicted.