Guwahati Police has summoned senior journalists Siddharth Varadarajan and Karan Thapar in a sedition case. The 2 have been directed to seem earlier than the Crime Department on August 22.
In accordance with the summons, “It's revealed that there are cheap grounds to query you to determine the info and circumstances from you, in relation to the current investigation.” It additional mentioned, “Failure to attend/adjust to the phrases of this discover can render you chargeable for arrest.”
The Press Membership of India (PCI) and the Indian Girls's Press Corps have criticised the transfer, questioning the grounds of the FIR filed towards the journalists. Each organisations identified that that is the second such case towards the information portal in two months. They alleged that the police motion appeared “vindictive” and was geared toward concentrating on journalists via the Guwahati Crime Department.
