Lucknow: 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, confirmed a senior official. Kappan and three others were arrested in October 2020 while on their way to Hathras where a Dalit woman died allegedly after being raped.
Kappan, a resident of Malappuram in Kerala, was lodged in the state capital's jail for about 27 months. Jail Superintendent of District Jail, Lucknow, Ashish Tiwari, said, "The order for the release of Siddique Kappan has been received. He will be released on Thursday morning after completing the legal formalities."
The sureties required for the release of Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan on bail were submitted in a court here on Wednesday. When asked whether formalities related to Kappan's submission of sureties have been done in the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court, his lawyer Mohamed Dhanish K S told, "Court part is complete now. Release order sent to jail."