The Supreme Court on Friday introduced that it’s going to grant bail to Kerala-based journalist Siddiqui Kappan, who was booked by the Uttar Pradesh authorities beneath the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), for masking up the gang rape and homicide of a Dalit. was going to Hathras. Girl
Earlier this week, the Uttar Pradesh Police advised the Supreme Court that “investigation has revealed that the petitioner is a PFI (Popular Front of India) think tank” and that one of many two PFI “hit squad” members who have been arrested “Advice” was additionally given. With explosives in Lucknow in February final yr.
Kappan was arrested in October 2020 on his approach to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, the place a younger Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped after he died, and charged beneath the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. His dismissal was overruled by the Allahabad High Court. Bail plea earlier this month
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
