Plea in Supreme Court seeks urgent interim bail of 5 days for Siddique Kappan to his meet 90-year-old ailing mother

Kerala Union for Working Journalists (KUWJ) has moved an urgent application before the Supreme Court seeking release of journalist Siddique Kappan on interim bail for five days to meet his 90-year-old ailing mother, Kadija Kutty. .The application in the Supreme Court filed through advocate Wills Mathews has stated that an earlier attempt to arrange a video conference with Kappan's mother could not materialise as she was "weak and extremely sick at the scheduled time.".Mother of journalist Siddique Kappan moves Supreme Court seeking permission to see her son.The application was accompanied by a request to the Registrar General for early listing of the plea stating that the "days of the mother of the accused aged 90 in this world are limited as per medical opinion and it is her last wish to see her son, which she expressed repeatedly to her daughter in law Raihanath by broken words and signs in tears.".Day of the mother of the accused in this world limited.KUWJ.KUWJ has further stated that Kappan's mother is not in a health condition to identify her son or to talk to her son via video conference..The application filed on January 29, 2021, still awaits listing and states that "there is extreme urgency in this matter due to deteriorating health condition of Mother.".Siddique Kappan not revealing his social media accounts, passwords: Uttar Pradesh govt tells Supreme Court.Earlier when a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India, SA Bobde expressed inclination to allow the application of the ailing mother, Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta had urged the Court to leave it to the State of Uttar Pradesh assuring that needful will be done..Pursuant to the same, Mathura jail officials had arranged a 10-minute video call with the mother but she could not look at the mobile screen and respond, as she was in hospital in a critical stage. .Kappan, a Delhi-based journalist, reporting for a Malayalam news portal, 'Azhimukham' and also the secretary of the KUWJ’s Delhi unit, was arrested along with three others in Uttar Pradesh in October while on his way to Hathras to report about the gang rape and murder of the 19-year-old Dalit girl.They were later booked under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and also slapped with charges of sedition..Earlier UP Police had informed Supreme Court that Kappan was not cooperating with police and had refused to divulge details of his social media accounts, passwords etc. in a bid to "conceal his misdeeds"..KUWJ had earlier told the Supreme Court that Kappan "was beaten with lathi and slapped" in Mathura jail where he is lodged. It was also claimed by KUWJ that Kappan was denied sleep and medicines though he is a diabetic and on medication. Kappan was beaten up, dragged by the jail authorities and also subject to "mental torture," the affidavit submitted by KUWJ added.