SC directs UP govt to shift Siddique Kappan to Delhi hospital for treatment PTI
Updated Apr 28, 2021, 2:50 pm IST
Kappan was arrested on way to Hathras following the death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gang-raped on September 14, 2020
Siddique Kappan. (via Twitter)
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to shift Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested last year on way to Hathras where a young Dalit woman had died after being gang raped, to a hospital in Delhi for better medical treatment.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana also made it clear that Kappan be sent back to Mathura jail after recovery.
State has an obligation to protect the health of an individual, says Bench
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to shift journalist Siddique Kappan to a hospital in Delhi, like the Ram Manohar Lohia or the AIIMS.
A Bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, Justices Surya Kant and A.S. Bopanna directed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the State, to shift Mr. Kappan to a Delhi hospital for “proper medical treatment”.
The order came despite serious objections raised by Mr. Mehta on behalf of the State. Mr. Mehta said Mr. Kappan was found COVID negative in an RT-PCR test and he cannot be singled out among other inmates for treatment in a hospital in Delhi.
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SC orders Covid positive journalist Siddique Kappan be shifted to Delhi for treatment
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that journalist Siddique Kappan, who had tested positive for Covid-19, be shifted from Uttar Pradesh s Mathura Jail to Delhi for his treatment.
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Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan (PTI photo)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan be shifted from Uttar Pradesh s Mathura Jail to Delhi for his treatment. After his recovery, he has to be sent back to Mathura jail, the Supreme Court said. Siddique Kappan had tested positive for Covid-19 a few days ago.
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