Multiple FIRs had been lodged against journalist Abhishek Upadhyay for his alleged report on caste dynamics of the general administration in UP. As regards, another journalist Mamta Tripathi, various FIRs had been lodged against her for her allegedly defamatory tweets made on X.
The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh Government on a journalist Abhishek Upadhyay's plea seeking quashing of FIR against him over his story and also directed the concerned authorities not to take coercive steps against him.