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Journalist Challenges Police Request for X Data

4 sourcesUpdated 1 Sept 2026, 7:09 am Coverage regionsInternational · Global · Uttar Pradesh
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Abhishek Upadhyay has challenged a Ghaziabad Crime Branch notice seeking extensive digital information from X.

His counsel said the request could cover a period when he reported on alleged irregularities in Ram Temple donations in Ayodhya.

The reporting says the data sought could expose his confidential sources.

The Supreme Court had previously granted him protection from coercive action in a related road-rage case.

Why it mattersThe case could curb police access to journalists' digital data and shape press-freedom protections.
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One report says the Chief Justice noted that he already has interim protection and questioned the objection to police investigation.

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All the reports agree that Upadhyay is challenging a police move to obtain digital information from X connected to his account. They also agree that his side says the request could reveal sources linked to his reporting on Ram Temple donation-related allegations.

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What remains uncertain is how the Supreme Court will rule on the request for X account data and any limits on what police may obtain. The reports also differ only in emphasis on the hearing, including the Chief Justice’s remark noted in one account, while the core dispute remains unresolved.

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The neutral coverage says journalist Abhishek Upadhyay has gone to the Supreme Court to challenge a Ghaziabad Crime Branch notice seeking extensive digital information from X. It says his side argues the request could reach back to the period when he reported on alleged irregularities involving Ram Temple donations and could expose confidential sources. One account adds that he already had interim protection in a related road-rage case, while another notes the Chief Justice questioned the objection to police investigation.

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India Legal Neutral framing Reported

Journalist moves Supreme Court against UP Police bid to obtain X account data, says it could expose…

Quick source take

Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay has approached the Supreme Court to challenge a police notice from the Ghaziabad Crime Branch seeking extensive digital information from X. Upadhyay reported on alleged irregularities concerning donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and argues that the police data request reaches back to a time that could expose his confidential sources. The Supreme Court previously granted him protection from coercive action in a related road rage case.

Live Law Neutral framing Reported

Journalist Who Reported Ram Temple Donation Theft Moves Supreme Court Against UP Police Notice For X...

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Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking to stay and quash a notice sent by the Ghaziabad Crime Branch to X for his account information. His counsel argued that the police are seeking digital data predating an August 18 road-rage incident, potentially exposing his sources from when he reported on the Ayodhya Ram temple donation theft. The Chief Justice noted that the petitioner already holds interim protection and questioned the objection to police investigation.

The Tribune Neutral framing Reported

Journalist who reported on Ayodhya temple donation theft moves SC over police seeking his digital footprint

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Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay moved the Supreme Court regarding Ghaziabad Police attempts to obtain his digital footprint from X. His counsel submitted that the information sought covers the period when he investigated the Ram Temple donation theft and could expose his sources. Upadhyay previously received protection from coercive action from the Supreme Court after an FIR was lodged against him following an alleged road-rage incident.

Bar and Bench Neutral framing Reported

Journalist who reported on Ram Mandir donation theft moves Supreme Court against police request for digital…

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Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the Ghaziabad Police move to seek information from X regarding his account activities. His counsel argued that the requested digital footprint covers the period when he gathered material on Ram Mandir donation theft, risking the exposure of his sources. The Supreme Court previously granted him interim protection from arrest in an underlying road-rage case.