Rahul promised help: Wife of arrested scribe

October 21, 2020 14:29

Journalist Siddique Kappan's family met Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi at a rest house in Kalapetta today and requested him to intervene and ensure the early release of the journalist. Kappan was arrested at the toll plaza in UP on his way to Hathras on October 6.

"Rahul Gandhi has agreed to provide all assistance for my husband's release. He was going after Rahul Gandhi during his Hathras visit when he was arrested. We are concerned as even lawyers haven't been able to meet him," says Rehanath, Kappan's wife.

After the arrest on October 6, a prominent journalist body of Kerala said Kappan was 'a senior Delhi-based journalist'.

The plea states that the arrest was made in violation of the mandatory guidelines laid down by apex court and with the sole intention of obstructing the discharge of duty by a journalist.

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