I Couldn't Believe I Was A Free Man: Sidhique Kappan
February 08, 2023  15:42
Sidhique Kappan
Sidhique Kappan
Delhi-based journalist Sidhique Kappan was imprisoned in Uttar Pradesh for more than two years.
He corrects Shobha Warrier, "I was in jail for two years, and five days short of four months."

Only a person who has experienced the horror of getting arrested while on his way to report a crime will know the magnitude of being in jail for doing his duty.

It was on October 5, 2020, that the Uttar Pradesh police arrested Kappan along with three other young men in Mathura under Section 17 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).The UP police alleged that the journalist was linked to the Popular Front of India, a Muslim organisation based out of Kerala, and charged him with sedition under UAPA.

Finally, after a prolonged legal fight, on February 2, 2023, Kappan walked out of jail after being granted bail in the case.

As per the bail norms, he has to be in Delhi and report to the police for six weeks.

After more than two years, he is with his wife and three children who have traveled from Malappuram in Kerala to be with him.
Shobha spoke to Kappan five days after his release. Read the first part of a two-part interview here. 
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