SC grants interim protection from arrest to The Wire’s Siddharth Varadarajan, Karan Thapar
The order followed a mention by Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi
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Published: Aug 22, 2025 1:18 PM | 1 min read
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The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim protection from arrest to The Wire's Founding Editor Siddharth Varadarajan and Consulting Editor Karan Thapar in connection with an FIR registered by the Assam Police under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), reports LiveLaw.
The report further states that a bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order after Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, appearing for the petitioners, mentioned the matter before the Court. She submitted that despite earlier interim relief granted in a separate FIR, a fresh summons had been issued in connection with another FIR arising out of similar facts.
Taking note of the submission, the Court directed that no coercive action shall be taken against petitioner No. 2 (Varadarajan) or any member of the petitioner organization, including Consulting Editor Karan Thapar, in the present FIR—subject to their cooperation with the investigation.
The FIR, registered on July 11 at Morigaon Police Station, pertains to an article published by The Wire titled "IAF Lost Fighter Jets to Pak Because of Political Leadership's Constraints': Indian Defence Attache", which reported on aspects of Operation Sindoor.
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