Mathura court dismisses police plea to further quiz Kappan

He and 3 others were arrested on Oct. 5, 2020, in Maat, Mathura, when they were on their way to a Hathras village to meet family of an alleged rape and murder victim

A Mathura court on Monday rejected an Uttar Pradesh police application seeking permission to take a further statement from, who has been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and is lodged in the Mathura jail. Additional Sessions Judge Anil Kumar Pandey dismissed the demand of the police/ STF to further interrogate the journalist. Mr. Kappan and three others were arrested on October 5, 2020, in Maat, Mathura, when they were on their way to a Hathras village to meet the family of an alleged rape and murder victim. The police held that they were planning to foment tension in the area.