"28 Months, After Long Fight": Kerala Journalist Siddique Kappan Leaves UP Jail
Siddique Kappan was arrested while on his way to Uttar Pradesh's Hathras to report on the alleged gang rape and death of a 20-year-old Dalit woman, which triggered nationwide outrage. Siddique Kappan was accused of sedition and charged under the tough anti-terror law UAPA. Lucknow: Siddique Kappan, a journalist from Kerala arrested in Uttar Pradesh more than two years ago while reporting on the alleged rape of a young woman whose death sparked nationwide protests, was released today. He had been in jail for over a month after he got bail in the two cases against him. "I will continue my fight against draconian laws. They kept me in jail even after I got bail... 28 months after a long fight. I don't know who's benefiting from my being in jail. These two years were very tough, but I was never afraid," he told NDTV after his release from the Lucknow jail. Mr Kappan was expected to walk out last evening, but he could not be released since the judge of a...