The arrest of the Kerala journalist as a suspect in Hathras gangrape and murder case may take a toll on the Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh. The Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) has filed a habeas corpus petition in the Supreme Court against the arrest of journalist Siddique Kappan, who covered the Hathras incident. Terming the arrest as illegal and unconstitutional, the organisation has demanded his early release from “illegal detention”. On October 5, the UP police arrested Kappan, along with three others Atiq-ur-Rehman, Masood Ahmed and Alam on suspicion of having links with the Popular Front of India (PFI) at Hathras toll plaza. The UP government wants to ban the organisation. Their mobiles and laptops were also confiscated, which the government presented as evidence of a large conspiracy in Hathras