Have come out of jail after 28 months: Kappan

February 02, 2023 09:59

"I have come out of jail after 28 months. I want to thank the media for supporting me. False allegations were made against me. I am happy to be out now," says Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan.

Kappan who was booked by the UP government under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act was released from jail after he was granted bail.

He was arrested in October 2020 while on his way to Uttar Pradesh's Hathras to report on the alleged gang rape and death of a 20-year-old woman from the scheduled caste community, which triggered protests across the country. The police said he was going there to create unrest.

He was accused of sedition and charged under the tough anti-terror law UAPA. In February 2022, the Enforcement Directorate filed money laundering case against him, accusing him of receiving money from the banned People's Front of India.

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