Rampur Court Grants The Wire s Editor, Reporter Protection From Arrest for Protest Death Story
An FIR had been filed after The Wire quoted the grandfather of the farmer who died during the Republic Day tractor parade as saying his grandson was killed by a gunshot and not an accident.
Siddharth Varadarajan and Ismat Ara.
New Delhi: A Rampur court on Thursday gave
The Wireâs founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and its reporter Ismat Ara protection from arrest in a case related to a story on Navreet Singhâs death on January 26, 2021 during the Republic Day tractor parade. This was after an application for interim bail, filed last week, was heard by the Rampur sessions judge.