On August 12, 2025 – the day the Supreme Court issued notice on The Wire’s petition challenging the constitutionality of the new sedition law and protected its journalists, including founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan from any “coercive action” by Assam Police in a case filed in Morigaon in July – the Guwahati Crime Branch summoned Varadarajan and senior journalist Karan Thapar in a fresh ‘sedition’ FIR filed by the state police. Assam Police Invoke Sedition Law in Second Case Against The Wire, Naming Varadarajan, Karan Thapar - The Wire
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'Vindictive': Journalists' Organisations Speak Against Assam Police's Actions Against The Wire
The Press Club of India and the Indian Women Press Corps have expressed “dismay at the vindictive actions unleashed by Assam Police” against The Wire and its journalists, in invoking Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against the news platform for the second time in two months.
19/08/2025