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By BOOM Team Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan was released on bail after two years of his arrest. Kappan’s release order comes more than three months after the Supreme Court and the Allahabad High Court granted him bail.
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By Ritika Jain Days after he got bail, journalist Siddique Kappan sat at a park bench near his house, chatting with a former colleague. His wife Raihanat walked around, staying close to her husband and their daughter, who sat on a swing with a phone in her hand. Kappan walked out of a Lucknow jail on February 2, 2023, 28 months after the Uttar Pradesh police arrested him on October 5, 2020 when he was enroute to Hathras to cover the rape and murder of a Dalit girl. According to conditions imposed by a Supreme Court order, Kappan is required to stay in Delhi for six weeks before he can go to Ma...
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By Archis Chowdhury On February 2, as journalist Siddique Kappan walked out of Lucknow jail after two years of incarceration, a Twitter account emerged with his name and image, tweeting on Kappan's behalf. BOOM found this account, currently going by the handle @SiddiqueKappan, to be an imposter. We also found evidence suggesting that the same account had earlier impersonated Rashtriya Janata Dal member Amar Paswan, and journalist Rubika Liyaqat. Kappan walked out on Thursday, after his release order came more than three months after the Supreme Court and the Allahabad High Court had granted hi...
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By Ritika Jain More than two years after he was incarcerated Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan walked out of Lucknow jail on Thursday. Kappan’s release order comes more than three months after the Supreme Court and the Allahabad High Court granted him bail. A sessions court judge signed the release order earlier today. Kappan’s release was long overdue considering Supreme Court granted him bail in September 2022 followed by bail from the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court three months later in December. Kappan is required to stay in Delhi for six weeks and mark his presence before the local...
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By Ritika Jain Supreme Court granted bail to journalist Siddique Kappan after considering the length of custody already undergone by him. The UP police arrested Kappan nearly two years back on October 5, 2020 while he was en route Hathras, Uttar Pradesh to cover the rape and murder of a Dalit girl there. The top court bench led by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit directed Kappan to be produced before the concerned trial court which will enlarge him on bail according to conditions it deems fit. The top court further directed Kappan to stay in Delhi for six weeks and mark his presence before the ...
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By Ritika Jain Opposing bail ahead of the hearing on Friday, the Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court that Siddique Kappan was using journalism as a "cover" to meet the Hathras victim's family to spread terror and foment religious discord. He has a deep nexus with extremist Popular Front of India (PFI) and its chapters including Campus Front of India (CFI), the government reply said. UP government filed a reply in response to Kappan's plea against the August 2 Allahabad High Court order denying him bail. Kappan was arrested by UP police on October 5, 2020 while he was en route to Ha...
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