Hyderabad: The Madhapur police busted drug peddling racket being operated from Odisha to Uttar Pradesh via Hyderabad and nabbed three interstate drug peddlers here on Monday. Police seized 265 kgs of marijuana, a truck and other material, altogether worth Rs.55 lakh. The arrested persons from Uttar Pradesh were identified as Mohd.Iqbal (35) from Hathras, Shahrukh […]
The apex court granted him liberty to approach appropriate forum challenging his arrest or any other relief and disposed of the plea filed by Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ).
Kappan was arrested on October 5, 2020 while he was on his way to Hathras, home to the 19-year-old Dalit woman who died after being allegedly gang-raped by four upper-caste men on September 14.
The Supreme Court was hearing a plea filed by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) for the release of its secretary and journalist Siddique Kappan.
The families of the four accused are influential people in the village and the four-five Dalit families in the village want to stay out of 'trouble' and will not support us. There are over 63 upper caste families who do not even talk to us.
A 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by four upper-caste men in Hathras on September 14. She died on September 29 at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital during treatment.