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Monday, October 13, 2025
TopicHathras gang rape case

Topic: Hathras gang rape case

Siddique Kappan beaten in custody, wants narco test to prove innocence — journalist union

Kerala journalists union files affidavit countering several claims stated in UP govt affidavit, alleges arrest & detention protocols were broken in Kappan's case

Woman in viral farmer protest image is not ‘Hathras victim’s bhabhi hired by Congress’

Photo is being circulated with captions suggesting woman was hired by Congress to ‘act’ as victim’s sister-in-law in Hathras, and now as a protesting farmer.

Zakka Jacob on horse-trading allegations against Lalu, Sudhir Chaudhury goes back to Hathras

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

On International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, a look at India’s rape crisis

Two reports have highlighted how women survivors are often hesitant to file complaints out of fear or stigma.

Journalist Siddique Kappan meets lawyer 46 days after arrest while enroute to Hathras

Kappan, whose arrest sparked criticism against the UP govt, meets his lawyer a day after Supreme Court hearing in related habeas corpus hearing.

Among UP’s ‘incriminating’ evidence against Kappan — ‘Justice for Hathras victim’ flyer

State has also claimed that Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan is the office secretary of the banned Popular Front of India and was visiting Hathras to ‘create a caste divide’. 

After 43 days in UP jail, Kerala journalist finally gets to talk to lawyer for 5 mins on phone

Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested on 5 Oct when he was on his way to Hathras, has not been allowed to meet his lawyer or sign a vakalatnama.

SC issues notice to UP govt on Kerala journalist’s arrest but says plea could be sent to HC

Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan was arrested on 5 October when he was on his way to UP to report on the alleged Hathras gang rape and murder case.

Campus Front member held on way to Hathras ‘accused in 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots’ — UP Police

Atiq-ur-Rahman is one of four men arrested on their way to Hathras last month. Campus Front of India has denied Rahman’s involvement in 2013 riots.

Supreme Court orders Allahabad High Court to monitor CBI probe into Hathras case

A bench led by CJI Bobde said that since the CBI was investigating the case, there should be no apprehension about a mistrial.

On Camera

Resetting Afghanistan ties is geopolitical need. Gandhis are showing their diplomatic ignorance

With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.