Siddique Kappan gets bail on his birthday
Journalist Siddique Kappan바카라s wife Rahyanath can바카라t stop thanking the Supreme Court enough for granting bail to her husband on Monday. Kappan has been granted bail on Monday by the Supreme Court for five days, with conditions to visit his ailing mother.
Kappan was arrested in October along with three others while travelling from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh to report the alleged gang-rape and killing of a 19-year Dalit woman in Hathras.
Last week, the Kerala Union of Working Journalist (KUWJ) had moved the Supreme Court seeking permission for Kappan to meet his mother, who is on the deathbed. Kappan will be escorted by the Uttar Pradesh police to Kerala and it will be the responsibility of the police to ensure his travel and return, according to the court.
Speaking to Outlook from Kerala바카라s Malappuram, Rahyanath said that she is grateful to the Supreme Court for giving Kappan a chance to meet his mother.
바카라Kappan바카라s mother is clinging on to life just to see her son. Her condition was extremely critical yesterday,바카라 says Rahyanath.
In its petition, KUWJ lawyer Wills Mathew pleaded that Kappan바카라s 90- year-old mother Kadeeja Kutty바카라s health is precarious and that she has been ardently requesting to meet her son. Though the SC had earlier allowed Kappan to speak to his mother through video call, the mother-son duo couldn바카라t interact due to the former바카라s critical health condition.
It바카라s double joy for the family as Kappan got bail on his birthday. Kappan, a Delhi-based journalist and secretary of the KUWJ, Delhi unit was working for a Malayalam portal 바카라Azhimukham바카라.
The court also has set a few conditions for Kappan's bail. 바카라He can't speak to the media and he won바카라t be allowed to meet anyone except relatives, and doctors. The family is also barred from talking to media,바카라 she said.
Rahyanath said that she was apprehensive of Kappan바카라s bail as the UP police raised objections against it.
바카라I was not feeling hopeful as the UP police raised objections against it. But the SC stood with us. Hope it바카라s a good start,바카라 she said.
바카라My children also are extremely happy,바카라 she adds.
Rahyanath added that she was worried about the Enforcement Directorate (ED)바카라s fresh charge sheet against Kappan on money laundering cases.
The charge sheet named Kappan and three other people allegedly related to Muslim outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) and its student wing Campus Front Of India (CFI) who accompanied him to Hathras.
The charge sheet also mentioned KA Rauf Sherif, who is allegedly linked with CFI.
바카라Rauf got bail in from a special court in Kerala after the court found no evidence against him. Even after that, the UP police have taken him into custody,바카라 she says.
The Uttar Pradesh police booked Kappan under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and slapped him with sedition charges for allegedly fomenting tension. The police have opposed Kappan바카라s bail plea and also accused Kappan and three others of being members of the Muslim outfit Popular Front of India (PFI). However, the KUWJ has denied such allegations in court and has furnished a letter from Kappan바카라s employer in Delhi and other pieces of evidence to prove his credentials as a journalist.
In October, the journalists바카라 union had filed a habeas corpus plea in the Supreme Court alleging that Kappan has been detained illegally.