Allahabad HC quashes NSA detention of DU student, awards Rs 5 lakh compensation

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The Allahabad High Court has overturned the National Security Act detention of Delhi University student and labour activist Aakriti Choudhary, imposed by Noida police. The court cited serious procedural lapses and insufficient evidence as grounds for setting aside the detention order. As a result, the court directed payment of Rs 5 lakh as compensation to Choudhary. She had been detained in connection with a protest demanding better minimum wages. Despite the NSA order being quashed, Choudhary remains in custody as she still faces eleven FIRs, having secured bail in only five of them.

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