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Magsaysay winner's arrest sought under POTA

Kanpur Aug. 7. A Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activist has filed a case before a local court here seeking the arrest of the Magsaysay award winner, Sandeep Pandey, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for his reported "anti-national" statements.

The VHP Kanpur joint secretary, Hari Dixit, filed a case before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate on Tuesday praying that Mr. Pandey be arrested under POTA for his utterances against the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, the Deputy Prime Minister, Lal Krishna Advani, and the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).

The case was listed for hearing on August 14. — UNI

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