FIRs against Journalists and Media outlets
Notably, the Delhi Police registered an FIR against 'The Caravan' magazine for allegedly spreading false information that a farmer died in police firing at the ITO intersection on January 26 after the protesting farmers' proposed tractor rally turned violent on Republic Day in the national capital.
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Moreover, a host of FIRs, including Rajdeep Sardesai of India Today, and Siddharth Vardarajan of The Wire have been withheld for allegedly misreporting the death of a farmer on Republic Day. Delhi Police have been condemned for cracking down on press freedom, especially after Mandeep Punia, was arrested on Saturday, 30 January from the Singhu border.