Centre's responsibility to provide security to people in hit list of Gauri murder accused
Siddharth Varadarajan responds to reports on SIT chargesheet
New Delhi: The security of all the 26 people named in the hit-list of the accused arrested in the Gauri Lankesh murder case is the responsibility of the Central Government, senior journalist and the Editor of thewire.in Siddharth Varadarajan told Vartha Bharati.
He was responding to the reports that the charge sheet filed by the Karnataka SIT in Gauri Lankesh murder case has mentioned that the hit list of the accused had his name along with 26 others including journalists and thinkers.
"I have known it for some time as the Delhi Police Special Cell had offered me security, which I had denied since they did not share a proper threat assessment with me," Varadarajan said.
"The police have a responsibility to act against fanatical groups like these, which put out hit lists. The security of all the 26 people on their list is the responsibility of the Central Government, the various state governments and their law enforcement and intelligence agencies. There has been little information or threat assessment sharing by the officers of the Special Cell and my local police station that can allow someone like me to take a decision on what the next course of action should be, " the senior journalist added.
When asked if he will take security, Varadarajan replied: "The police asked whether I would like a PSO, but I said the offer, in the absence of proper background information, is not something I can evaluate and accept".
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Delhi HC directs Tamil magazine to remove defamatory content against Isha Foundation
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI): The Delhi High Court has directed a Tamil media outlet to remove certain defamatory content published by it against Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev's Isha Foundation.
Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the interim order on March 19 on a lawsuit the foundation filed in 2024 against the magazine, "Nakkheeran", and its editor, alleging defamation.
The court also rejected the magazine's plea to dismiss the lawsuit at this stage itself.
The lawsuit alleged that "Nakkheeran" published a series of videos containing defamatory, vulgar and obscene content, in an attempt to harm the reputation of the Isha Foundation and Sadhguru.
"Nakkheeran" had accused Isha Foundation of exploitation and brainwashing.
In a statement, the Isha Foundation welcomed the court's decision and affirmed its commitment to large-scale social development and human well-being.
"We wholeheartedly welcome this interim order of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court. It is unfortunate that certain media outlets and individuals continue to propagate false and defamatory allegations without any evidence, as part of a deliberate effort to mislead the public," the statement said.
