# Supreme Court to hear journalist Abhishek Upadhyay plea against FIR 2026-08-25T01:20:41+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea by independent journalist Abhishek Upadhyay challenging a Ghaziabad police FIR filed against him in an alleged road rage case. Upadhyay, who flagged irregularities in donations to the Ram temple in Ayodhya, claims the FIR is concocted and aimed at harassing him for his journalism. His counsel told a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant that multiple FIRs have been filed, including under the SC/ST Act, and police raided his home on August 20. The court will list the matter for hearing on August 25. Upadhyay seeks quashing of the FIR or a transfer of investigation to Delhi Police or the CBI. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Supreme Court's agreement to hear Abhishek Upadhyay's plea injects a legal dimension into a dispute with two sharply contrasting frames. Times Now leads with the journalist's claims of a 'concocted' FIR and police harassment, foregrounding his reporting on Ram temple donations and his fear of arrest. The Hindu's report is more sparing, noting the plea and the court's listing but omitting the allegations of planted CCTV deletion and multiple FIRs. Neither source reports any official comment from Ghaziabad police or the UP government. The absence of a police response leaves the court hearing as the only concrete check on the narrative. The hearing on August 25 will test whether Upadhyay's claims hold legal weight. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 government-critical, 1 neutral - timesnownews.com (government critical) Leads with journalist's claims of concocted FIR and harassment over Ram temple reporting - thehindu.com (neutral report) Neutral report on court listing, omits allegations of police tampering with evidence This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-25T06:02:12+00:00. Tags: Abhishek Upadhyay, Ghaziabad Police, Ram temple, Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-to-hear-plea-of-youtuber-who-flagged-ram-temple-donation-theft/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-to-hear-plea-of-youtuber-who-flagged-ram-temple-donation-theft/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/