Grandniece of a prominent Indian tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy - who passed away last week while in a pre-trial detention in the western Indian state of Maharashtra - Franita cannot come to terms as to how her 84-year-old uncle was deprived of even basic facilities in jail, which she believes led to his death. "Under the current dispensation, his death was on cards, but I wish I could see him," laments Franita. But, perhaps, it was always beyond her control. Lincy Franita, 30, rues not meeting her granduncle one last time in prison. Now, some are challenging the law's constitutionality. In recent years, the Modi government has repeatedly used the UAPA against rights activists, students and journalists critical of the state.
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