
The Supreme Court on Monday heard the bail plea of jailed journalist Siddique Kappan and posted the matter for disposal on September 9.
Kappan was arrested in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, in early October 2020 while he was on his way to report on the rape and murder of a Dalit girl in Hathras. He was charged with sedition and under the anti-terror law UAPA, and has been in jail ever since.