Journalists Siddharth Varadarajan, Karan Thapar Summoned by Assam Police over Sedition Case

Journalists Siddharth Varadarajan, Karan Thapar summoned by Assam Police over sedition case

Senior journalists Siddharth Varadarajan and Karan Thapar were summoned by Guwahati Police in connection with a sedition-related case, reported PTI..journalist summons, sedition case, guwahati police, siddharth varadarajan, karan thapar, crime branch, bns act, indian journalists, police investigation, free speech india, legal notice, journalism ethics, news reporting, arrest warrant, journalist rights

Days after SC relief, The Wire journalists summoned in sedition case

Nearly a week after the Supreme Court protected The Wire from any “coercive action” by Assam Police, the Guwahati Crime Branch on Monday, August 18, summoned founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and senior journalist Karan Thapar in connection with a fresh sedition case. While an earlier summons was issued to Varadarajan on August 12, Thapar received an identical summons for the same FIR on Monday. The Wire states that neither the date, time, n…

Guwahati Police Summons The Wire Journalists Varadarajan & Thapar in Sedition Case

Senior journalists Siddharth Varadarajan and Karan Thapar of The Wire have been summoned by Guwahati Police over a sedition-related FIR. Mumbai Press Club raises concerns over lack of FIR details.

Guwahati Police summons journalists Siddharth Varadarajan, Karan Thapar in sedition case

The two journalists have been asked to appear before the Crime Branch of Guwahati Police on August 22.

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Assam Police comes under fire for summoning The Wire Journalists in sedition cases

NEW DELHI – Assam police have been severely criticized by the media groups and political leaders for summoning two senior journalists of the news website The Wire – Siddharth Vardarajan and Karan Thapar- just a day after the Supreme Court granted them protection from any coercive action in a case. On 12 August, Vardarajan and Thapar were summoned by the Assam police for the second time in two months in a case filed against them under the section…