New Delhi: A total of 199 people were arrested while seven persons were convicted on sedition charges in the country between 2018 and 20, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
The data was provided as part of a written reply by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on the basis of figures compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
It said a total of 236 sedition cases were registered by various states and Union Territories during 2018-2020 in which 199 persons were arrested and seven were convicted.