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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amrit Dhillon in Delhi

Indian police raid news site’s office over retracted article about BJP official

Amit Malviya
Police were acting on a complaint by Amit Malviya, the head of the BJP’s social media division. Photograph: Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Police in Delhi have raided the premises of a news website known for its fierce criticism of the Indian government, over a retracted article about a politician in charge of the ruling party’s social media campaigns.

Officers arrived at the homes of several editors of the Wire in the middle of the night and seized their laptops and phones. They also searched the website’s office in the capital.

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