On 3 November 2026, X Corp. forwarded to us two “Illegal Content Reports” submitted in the name of the Special Commissioner of Police (Crime), u/delhipolice . The first, dated 31 October, sought removal of a post we published on 30 October and a post by u/SFLCin . The second, dated 2 November, sought removal of 37 posts and the withholding of three accounts in their entirety, u/internetfreedom , u/SFLCin and u/geoblockedindia , on the ground that they defame the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The posts in question reproduce and comment on a legal notice that was sent to us. They are protected speech under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. We were given no notice before these reports were filed. We learnt of them only because X forwarded copies.

Today, through our counsel Advocate Abhik Chimni and his colleagues, we served a legal notice on the Delhi Police, with a copy to X Corp.

Our position is simple:

Defamation is a non-cognizable offence.…