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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent

Indian journalist freed on bail after being jailed for two years without trial

Journalist Siddique Kappan (C), who was arrested in October 2020 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh
Siddique Kappan (centre) was arrested in October 2020 on his way to report on the case of a Dalit girl who was gang-raped and later died. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Indian journalist Siddique Kappan, who was held in jail for two years without trial, has walked free after being granted bail in a case human rights groups alleged was politically motivated.

Kappan, a Muslim journalist from the southern state of Kerala, was arrested in October 2020 as he was on his way to the northern state of Uttar Pradesh to report on the high-profile case of a Dalit girl who was gang-raped and later died.

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