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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has been petitioned to order the transfer of jailed journalist Siddique Kappan from Mathura to AIIMS in New Delhi as he collapsed in prison after testing positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, his lawyer said.
Kappan is in Mathura jail in connection with an alleged conspiracy to inflame religious enmity over the Hathras incident in which a Dalit woman was killed last September after being allegedly gang-raped.
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has been petitioned to order the transfer of jailed journalist Siddique Kappan from Mathura to AIIMS in New Delhi as he collapsed in prison after testing positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, his lawyer said.
Kappan is in Mathura jail in connection with an alleged conspiracy to inflame religious enmity over the Hathras incident in which a Dalit woman was killed last September after being allegedly gang-raped.
While the state police have alleged that Kappan was part of the conspiracy to disrupt peace in Hathras, his lawyer maintains that he was going to report on the case.
Advocate Wills Mathews moved the application to shift Kappan to AIIMS on Thursday on behalf of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) and the journalist’s wife.
“On Thursday, we made a mention in court that Kappan is critical after he tested positive for Covid-19.
He collapsed in the toilet due to weakness.
We have requested the court to move him to Delhi as he is not being able to adjust in Mathura where he is being served chapati and dal, which is not his staple food.
This has led to a deterioration of health over a period of time.