Supreme Court makes ‘absolute’ protection from arrest to journalist who reported Ayodhya temple theft allegations

Independent journalist Abhishek Upadhyay had authored investigative stories of the alleged misappropriation and theft of donations at the Ayodhya Ram TempleThe Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) made absolute the interim protection from arrest granted to independent journalist Abhishek Upadhyay from any coercive action in a road rage case as well as other FIRs.