New Delhi, Oct 29: 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.
Malviya, who is head of BJP’s Information and Technology Cell, had filed a criminal complaint against The Wire and its top editors with the Special Commissioner of Police (Crime) on Saturday.
In his complaint, the BJP leader sought registration of FIR under sections 420, 468, 469, 471, 500 r/w 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
In FIR names mentioned are The Wire, its founding editors Siddharth Vardarajan, Siddharth Bhatia and MK Venu, and Jahnavi Sen, deputy editor and executive news producer.
The complaint said FIR should also be registered against the Foundation of Independent Journalism and other unknown persons “for the offences punishable u/s 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 468 (Forgery for purpose of cheating), 469 (Forgery for purpose of harming reputation), 471 (Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record.), 500 (Punishment for Defamation) r/w 120B and 34 of the IPC, 1860”.
The complaint to Delhi Police said that “the accused persons have with common intention conspired to maliciously defame the complaint and the BJP by spreading false news to the public”. (ANI)
