Speaking for the first time since he was released on bail, Siddique Kappan told a packed hall in Kolkata about how he feels like he is still in an open-air prison.
Kappan was arrested by UP Police in October 2020. His lawyer says local sureties sought by court, which should 'take only few hours', led to delay in journalist's release after bail.
The Kerala-based journalist was accused of inciting violence in the Hathras case and having a connection with the Popular Front of India, which was banned by the Centre last year.
The journalist and three others were arrested in October 2020. They were accused of trying to instigate violence over the death of the Hathras Dalit woman.
The sureties for the release of Kerala journalist Kappan on bail have been approved by in the special PMLA court and the release order has been sent to jail, said the journalist's lawyer.
In September, the apex court granted him bail in connection with having links with the Popular Front of India. But he remained in jail due to the money laundering case filed by the ED.
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