SC to hear plea challenging FIR against journalist who reported on Ram temple donation row
On August 24, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea from Abhishek Upadhyay, an independent journalist who had reported on alleged irregularities in the handling of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. This plea challenged an FIR lodged against him by the Ghaziabad Police for an alleged road rage incident.
In court, Mr. Upadhyay's legal team argued that he was being accused of serious offenses, including under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Chief Justice Surya Kant asked the lawyer to provide details of the case, indicating potential consideration of the listing on August 25.
The journalist claimed that the FIR was based on fabricated allegations and aimed at harassing him due to his independent journalistic work. He also contended that the police had not supplied him with the FIR copy and had forced nearby shopkeepers to delete CCTV footage from the relevant time.
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