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Gujarat Police ‘Seize’ Journalist Ravi Nair’s Devices
Police seized phones, laptops and an iPad as investigators examine whether documents used in a Washington Post report on Adani were authentic.
- On Monday, August 17, 2026, Gujarat Police conducted simultaneous raids at the Kerala and Delhi residences of journalist Ravi Nair, seizing electronic devices following authorization from an Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate.
- An employee of Adani Ports filed an FIR alleging Nair wrote and posted "false and fabricated information" regarding a Washington Post article about LIC investments in the Adani Group.
- In Delhi, authorities seized laptops and an iPad belonging to Nair's son and colleague Sachi Hegde, who were present at his residence; police also impounded unused phones and pen drives from his Kerala home.
- Police officials refused to provide hash values for the seized devices, contradicting 2023 Supreme Court guidelines on digital evidence integrity established after a Foundation for Media Professionals petition.
- Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, who co-authored work with Nair, claimed the FIR aims "not just to harass Ravi Nair but to find out the source of the information" he used in The Washington Post article.
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WaPo story on Adani: Gujarat cops search journalist Ravi Nair’s residences in Kerala and Delhi
This raid took place hours after Gujarat HC refused to quash an FIR against Ravi over a tweet related to an article in The Washington Post, which alleged that the LIC made investments in the Adani Group on the instructions of the Union government.
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Total News Sources12
Leaning Left5Leaning Right4Center0Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources lean Left
56% Left
L 56%
R 44%
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