The Delhi Police Crime Branch conducted searches at the residences of The Wire founder Siddharth Varadarajan and Founding Editor MK Venu after an FIR was registered on BJP leader Amit Malviya s complaint.
Delhi Police have registered an FIR against The Wire after BJP leader Amit Malviya registered a complaint alleging that the news website forged documents with a view to malign and tarnish his reputation.