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In response to the now retracted article in ''The Wire'' related to Meta XCheck, [[Amit Malviya]], the BJP's IT Department Head filed a police complaint against ''The Wire'' and its editors <ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi Police Raids Homes of "The Wire" editors |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-police-raids-homes-of-the-wire-editors-after-complaint-by-amit-malviya-11667224779927.html |access-date=5 November 2022 |agency=Mint}}</ref>.<ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi Police conducts raids at residences of The Wire editors |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/delhi-police-conducts-raids-at-residences-of-the-wire-editors-electronic-evidence-seized20221031200649/ |access-date=5 November 2022 |agency=ANI |publisher=ANI}}</ref> In response to the complaint Delhi Police searched the residence of wire founding editors Siddharth Varadarajan, MK Venu, Sidharth Bhatia, Jahnavi Sen as well as ''The Wire''<nowiki/>'s offices. The raids have been condemned by many press organizations including [[International Press Institute]].<ref>{{cite web |title=India: IPI condemns raid on The Wire, site’s top editors |url=https://ipi.media/india-ipi-condemns-raid-on-the-wire-sites-top-editors/ |website=International Press Institute |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Raids Linked To 'The Wire' "Excessive And Disproportionate |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/fishing-and-roving-enquiry-editors-guild-on-raids-linked-to-the-wire-3482722 |access-date=5 November 2022 |agency=Press Trust Of India |publisher=NDTV}}</ref>
 
=== Others ===
The organisation has been subject to other defamation suits—six by the [[Adani Group]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 May 2019|title=Adani Group to withdraw defamation cases against 'The Wire'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/may/22/adani-group-to-withdraw-defamation-cases-against-the-wire-1980421.html|url-status=live|access-date=27 September 2021|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> and one by [[Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)|Ravi Shankar]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}
 
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==== Bharat Biotech ====
In February 2022, [[Bharat Biotech]] filed a defamation lawsuit of {{INRConvert|100|c|lk=r}} against ''The Wire'' and its editors over 14 articles that had reported on the pharmaceutical company and [[Covaxin]], the [[Covid-19 vaccine]] developed by it.<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 February 2022|title=Court Orders The Wire To Take Down 14 Articles on Bharat Biotech in 100 Cr Case|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/law/court-orders-the-wire-to-take-down-14-articles-on-bharat-biotech-in-rs-100-cr-case|website=[[The Quint]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Tiwari|first=Ayush|date=24 February 2022|title=Bharat Biotech defamation case: A day after court order, Wire says no notice yet|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/02/24/bharat-biotech-defamation-case-a-day-after-court-order-wire-says-no-notice-yet|website=[[Newslaundry]]}}</ref> The defamation suit also named all those who had contributed to the articles which included several journalists and medical professionals.<ref name=":0" /> The lawsuit was filed at a local district court in [[Rangareddy]], [[Telangana]] where an additional district judge passed an [[Ex parte|ex-parte]] [[injunction]], a restraining order directing the news publication to take down its articles within the next 48 hours.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sanghi|first=Jagriti|date=24 February 2022|title=100 Crore Defamation Case: Telangana Court Directs The Wire To The Down Articles Against Bharat Biotech In An Ad-Interim Ex-Parte Order|url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/the-wire-bharat-biotech-covaxin-100-cr-defamation-telengana-court-take-down-192684|website=Live Law|language=en}}</ref> The editor-in-chief of ''The Wire'' stated that they would challenge the legality of the order as no notice was served to them and the organisation was not given an opportunity to defend itself against Bharat Biotech's allegations. The court said that the articles published by ''The Wire'' would lead to vaccine hesitancy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 February 2022|title=Court directs The Wire to take down 14 articles critical of Bharat Biotech, Covaxin|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/court-directs-wire-take-down-14-articles-critical-bharat-biotech-covaxin-161314|access-date=24 February 2022|website=[[The News Minute]]|language=en}}</ref>The editor-in-chief of ''The Wire'' stated that they would challenge the legality of the order as no notice was served to them and the organisation was not given an opportunity to defend itself against Bharat Biotech's allegations.
 
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