On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and state police seeking a response to a petition filed by the Kerala Workers’ Union of Journalists, challenging the arrest of Siddique Kappan. The Kerala journalist was arrested by Mathura police last month while on his way …
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Siddique Kappan has been in jail for more than a month and his wife and their lawyers say they have not been given permission to meet with him. Senior defender Kapil Sibal cited the case of Delhi-based journalist Siddique Kappan on Wednesday to point to the disparity in relief given …
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New Delhi: Malayalam journalist Siddique Kappan and three other people who were arrested by UP police in Mathura on Monday while on their way to Hathras have been arrested under the provisions of the Illicit Activity (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and sedition . On Tuesday, a local Mathura court referred them …
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Siddique Kappan and three others, Atiq-ur Rehman, Masood Ahmed and Alam, were arrested on the way to Hathras for having “ties to the PFI”. Uttar Pradesh police have searched Malayalam journalist Siddique Kappan and three other people for sedition, as well as under strict UAPA, a day after they were …
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Uttar Pradesh police detained a journalist and three other men allegedly linked to the Popular Front of India on Monday night as they headed to the Hathras district, where the gang and brutal assault of a Dalit woman has sparked outrage across the country, NDTV reported. This came hours after …
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