Allahabad HC denies bail to journalist Siddique Kappan in UAPA case

Thursday, 4 August 2022newsdesk

The Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail plea of journalist Siddique Kappan, who has been booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in connection with the Hathras rape case.

New Delhi, 04 August 2022

As per news report of The Indian Express, reported Live Law. A single-bench of Justice Krishna Pahal had reserved its verdict in the case on Tuesday. Kappan, a Delhi-based journalist, was arrested in October 2021 while on his way to Hathras following the murder of a Dalit woman. He was book under UAPA and on charges of sedition. Kappan is currently lodged in a jail in Uttar Pradesh.

Source - The Indian Express