Hyderabad, April 9 -- Come April 11, Jharkhand-based independent journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh will complete 1000 days behind bars, who was booked under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2022.

In an open letter addressed to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjeev Khanna, activists, lawyers, and journalists appealed for Kumar's immediate release, which has not been granted bail even once since his incarceration.

"Kumar is in jail for his links with the Communist Party of India, which is bogus. He has been falsely implicated and declared arrested in another four UAPA cases. Slapping multiple cases against Rupesh Kumar Singh shows the clear intention of Indian state to...