Supreme Court Grants Protection to The Wire Journalists in Assam FIR Case

The Supreme Court, while hearing a plea by The Wire and journalist Siddharth Varadarajan, granted protection against arrest in a Guwahati FIR. The bench, led by Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, assured, “We are watching.” Petitioners alleged Assam Police was bypassing earlier safeguards through fresh summons. The court directed journalists to cooperate with the probe and submit a status report, reigniting debates on press freedom and state overreach.