Hathras Case

LS election phase 3: FM Sitharaman, Rahul Dravid among early voters

Polling started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm

SC dismisses UP's plea against order to give job to Hathras victim's kin

HC said the state authorities must abide by the promise to give employment to one member and also directed the authorities to consider relocation of the family outside Hathras but within UP

I struggled, says Kerala journalist Kappan after jail over Hathras case

"I struggled," Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan said minutes after he walked out of jail on Thursday to camera crews, a small curious crowd -- and to his wife and teen son, waiting patiently, just as they had for the more than two years since he was imprisoned on his way to Hathras. The relief was writ large on their faces but so was the pain. Kappan and three others were arrested in October 2020 while they were going to the Uttar Pradesh town where a Dalit woman died allegedly after being raped. They were accused of trying to instigate violence over the death of the Hathras woman. "I am coming to Delhi. I have to stay there for six weeks," Kappan told PTI. "I struggled more," he laughed when asked how life had been in jail without saying anything more. In his two and a half years in jail, his mother died. "Her name was Kadijah. She is not there to see Kappan coming home," Kappan's wife Raihana said. "The Supreme Court granted bail in the UAPA case and his innocence was revealed

Article 21 of Constitution triumphed: Chidambaram on Kappan's release

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Thursday expressed happiness that "eventually Article 21 of the Constitution has triumphed" as Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan walked out of jail after over two years. Article 21 of the Constitution deals with the right to protection of life and personal liberty. Kappan was released from Lucknow district jail Thursday morning, a day after the sureties required for his bail were submitted in court. He and three others were arrested in October 2020 while on their way to Hathras where a Dalit woman died allegedly after being raped. They were accused of trying to instigate violence over the death of the Hathras woman. Reacting to Kappan's release, Chidambaram said, "I am glad that eventually Article 21 of the Constitution has triumphed and Siddique Kappan, the journalist from Kerala, is free." "Trial Court judges must push back on the demand for judicial custody which is really pre-trial incarceration," the former home minister said. Police had

Journalist Siddique Kappan walks out of UP jail on bail after over 2 years

Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan walked out of jail on Thursday, a day after the sureties required for his bail was submitted in court. Kappan has been released from jail, a senior official said here. Kappan and three others were arrested in October 2020 while on their way to Hathras where a Dalit woman died allegedly after being raped.

Journalist Siddique Kappan gets bail after 26 months by Allahabad HC

He arrested in October 2020 by the Uttar Pradesh police on his way to report the Hathras gang rape case

SC grants bail to Kerala journo Siddique Kappan in Hathras conspiracy case

Observing that every person has a right to free expression, the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, who is in jail for almost two years after he was arrested while proceeding to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh where a Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped and later died. "Till now you have not shown anything provocative," a bench headed by Chief Justice UU Lalit and also comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and P S Narasimha told the UP government. The court also took note of the submissions of the UP government and laid down several conditions for bail, including that he will have to remain in Delhi for the next six weeks after release from a prison in Mathura and report to Nizamuddin police station in Delhi on Monday every week. Kappan's wife Reaiheanath said she is very happy to hear the news of him getting bail and thanked everyone who supported the family. "For the past two years, we have been physically, mentally and economically affected. But, n

SC to hear bail plea of Siddique Kappan booked under UAPA on Monday

The Supreme Court on Monday will hear the bail plea of Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan who was booked under UAPA and other charges in the alleged Hathras conspiracy case

Hathras case: Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan moves SC seeking bail

Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested in October 2020 while on his way to Hathras where a young Dalit woman had died after allegedly being gang-raped, has approached the Supreme Court seeking bail in the case. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had earlier this month rejected the bail application of Kappan, who was booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the alleged Hathras conspiracy case. The plea was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, which agreed to list it on August 26. Advocate Haris Beeran mentioned the matter before the bench, also comprising Justices Hima Kohli and C T Ravikumar, and said the high court has denied bail to Kappan. "Presently, the petitioner has spent almost two years behind bars, on the basis of trumped up charges, only because he sought to discharge his professional duty of reporting on the infamous case of the Hathras rape/ murder," the plea said. "Therefore, the present

Hathras SP removed after truck mows down six Kanwariyas near Sadabad

Vikas Kumar Vaidya, the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, has been removed following the death of six Kanwariyas in a road accident

Probe into role of police in Hathras case over: CBI to Allahabad HC

The 19-year-old woman had died at a Delhi hospital a fortnight after her alleged rape by four men from her village on September 14, 2020

5,000-page charge sheet in Hathras case filed against 8 PFI members

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) has filed a charge sheet against eight members of Popular Front of India (PFI), including a journalist before a Mathura court.

Why was Amit Shah silent during Hathras rape case: Mamata hits back

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday hit back at Amit Shah and asked why was the home minister silent during the Hathras rape case in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh

Adityanath directs officials to invoke NSA against accused in Hathras case

Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to invoke the National Security Act (NSA) against all the four accused involved in the murder of Amrish Sharma, a resident of Hathras

Judicial custody of 4 men arrested on way to Hathras extended for 90 days

The custody of four alleged Popular Front of India activists, booked for sedition after their arrest while going to the Hathras rape-murder victim's village in October, has been extended for 90 days

The year that was: What made news other than coronavirus in 2020

The year that started with nationwide protests against CAA and NRC has ended with ongoing protests against Farm Laws

Hathras case: Gang rape can not be ruled out, says AIIMS report to CBI

Sexual assault on the 19-year-old Hathras victim cannot be ruled out as pattern of injuries sustained during sexual violence may show variations, AIIMS medical board's report submitted to the CBI said

Hathras case: CBI files chargesheet against four accused in special court

The agency invoked charges of gangrape and murder against Sandeep, Luvkush, Ravi and Ramu

SC refuses to entertain plea on protection of rape victims' identity

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea which had sought proper implementation of guidelines regarding protection of identity of rape victims

Allahabad High Court expresses concern over no action against Hathras DM

The bench also directed the CBI, which is probing the case, to lay before it the status of investigation in the matter on the next date of hearing