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Topic: Siddique Kappan

‘Do you eat beef? Did you study at JNU’ — Kappan’s first-person account of his arrest

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.

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‘Walls would suffocate me…but only made me stronger’: Kerala journalist Kappan walks out of jail

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.

Siddique Kappan still in jail after two years. If journalism dies, democracy won’t survive

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Our take on Siddique Kappan’s bail, Modi’s Kartavya Path and Teesta dispute—in 50 words

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SC gives bail to scribe Siddique Kappan, arrested on his way to report Hathras rape, murder

Kappan and 3 others were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police in October 2020 and slapped with the stringent UAPA, as cops claimed he wanted to disturb peace in the area.

Allahabad HC denies bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan — read the full text of judgment

Justice Krishan Pahal denied Kappan bail due to several factors, including use of tainted money, links with other accused from outside media fraternity.

‘Siddique Kappan had no work in Hathras’ — Allahabad HC rejects journalist’s bail plea

Justice Krishan Pahal says the prosecution's allegations of tainted money being used by the applicant and his colleagues for inciting violence cannot be ruled out.

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