Kappan walks out of jail

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Kappan walks out of jail

Friday, 03 February 2023 | PNS | Lucknow

A day after the sureties required for his bail were submitted in the court, Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan walked out of jail on Thursday morning.

He was arrested on charges of inciting violence and sedition after the Hathras incident in Uttar Pradesh.

Kappan was released at 9:45 am from jail after 27 months of his arrest and more than a month after he was granted conditional bail in the two cases, including Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

Two sureties of Rs 1 lakh each were submitted on Wednesday in the special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court here.

Interacting with reporters after coming out of jail, Kappan said, "I am out after a lot of fight. I am happy. I will continue my fight against unlawful laws.”

Asked about the purpose of his visit to Hathras, Kappan said he had gone there for "reporting".

About those who had accompanied him, he said they were students.

To questions about recoveries made from him, Kappan said, "Nothing... I had only a laptop and a mobile."

Asked about reports that some objectionable materials were also found from him, he said, "Two pens and a notepad."

The journalist and three others were arrested in October 2020 while on their way to Hathras where a Dalit woman died allegedly after being raped. They were accused of trying to instigate violence over the death of the Hathras woman.

Police had alleged that Kappan had links with the now-banned Popular Front of India and charged him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and sections of the Indian Penal Code.

On December 23 last, the High Court granted conditional bail to Siddique Kappan. After getting bail from the High Court, Special Judge of PMLA Court Sanjay Shankar Pandey ordered Kappan to be released on bail on furnishing two sureties of Rs 1 lakh each and a surety of the like amount.

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