A youth, arrested for allegedly setting fire to a portion of a hospital building in Sambhal district, has been slapped with charges under the National Security Act (NSA), police said on Tuesday.
The accused, identified as Raja Ansari (21) of Nakhasa, was arrested on July 3 and sent to jail, SP Chakresh Mishra said. The third floor of the district hospital was set on fire on June 28. After scanning the CCTV footage, Ansari was identified as the culprit, the SP said. On the recommendation of the police, DM Manish Bansal invoked the NSA against the accused, the SP said.