Sanjeev Sirohi
Published on: 24 December 2022 at 15:35 IST
This Friday Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan in a money laundering case.
Allahabad High Court of Lucknow bench Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh passed the order on Kappan’s bail application.
journalist Siddique Kappan, currently lodged in the Lucknow district jail, was arrested two years back while he was on his way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, where a Dalit woman had died after allegedly being raped.
journalist Siddique Kappan and three others were accused of having links with the Popular Front of India.
In September, the Supreme Court granted him bail in connection with that case. But he continued to be in jail because of the money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate.
At the time of his arrest in October 2020, the journalist and the three others were accused of being a part of conspiracy to instigate violence.
He was then booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Information Technology (IT) Act.