The Uttar Pradesh government had submitted a copy of a front-page story by Siddique Kappan in Thejas, dating back to November 30, 2011, wherein he had claimed that Al-Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden was a 'martyr'.
Throwback to the time Congress-led UPA brought in the draconian section 66A of the IT Act that could put one in jail for 3 years over 'offensive' social media posts
Siddique Kappan, arrested by UP police while he was in his way to cover the gruesome murder of a 19-year-old girl, is believed to be a member of Islamist organisation PFI and has been charged under stringent sections of UAPA