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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shaikh Azizur Rahman

Jailed Indian journalist gets bail almost two years after arrest

Siddique Kappan
Siddique Kappan was arrested under a stringent anti-terrorism law. Photograph: m.rediff.com

A journalist who has been in jail for nearly two years for trying to meet the family of a young Dalit woman allegedly gang-raped in Hathras in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has been granted bail.

The supreme court of India issued the bail order to Siddique Kappan, 43, a Delhi-based Muslim freelance journalist, on Friday.

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