Thursday, March 28, 2024

Topic: Hathras

11 Kerala MPs write to CJI seeking interim relief to Siddique Kappan

Eleven Parliament members from Kerala wrote a joint representation to the newly appointed Chief Justice of India, Justice NV Ramana, seeking an urgent hearing of the matter writ petition of arrested Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan.

“Siddique Kappan is chained to cot like an animal in hospital,” lawyer in an urgent letter to CJI

"The wife of Siddique Kappan, came to know that…Kappan is chained like an animal in a cot of the Medical College Hospital, Mathura, without mobility, and he neither could take food, nor could go to toilet for the last more than 4 days, and is very critical," read the plea by Advocate Wills Mathews.

How long will a young Muslim still has to be in jail?, Kerala politician demands Siddique Kappan’s release

"How long will the state keep punishing a young Muslim for a crime he has never done. He must be left free with immediate effect," Muneer who is also the current Deputy Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly tweeted.

Siddique Kappan observing Ramadan in UP prison

Kappan is fasting and breaking the Ramadan fast with curd and cucumber. Raihanath, wife of Siddique Kappan said to Maktoob that the family is trying to send some stuffed food items and dates but the COVID-19 situation is an hindrance to it as well.

Hathras case: Rauf Shareef and 5 others seek quashing of chargesheet

Six Muslim youths who were arrested by Uttar Pradesh police regarding Hathras conspiracy case, have sought the quashing of a chargesheet against them, arguing that it was filed by the Uttar Pradesh STF without seeking the sanction of the Centre or the state government.

UP police files 5000 page anti-terror chargesheet against journalist Siddique Kappan reporting Hathras murder

A 5,000-page chargesheet has been filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police against Malayalam journalist Siddique Kappan, who was arrested under draconian UAPA in October 2020 while travelling from Delhi to report on the aftermath of the gang-rape and murder of a Dalit woman by upper caste Hindu men from UP's Hathras.