THE POSTMORTEM
Investigate. Verify. Reveal.
India's evidence-based investigative journalism platform.
We follow documents, not ideology. We answer to citizens, not power.
Who We Are
We are not a newspaper. We are not a news channel. We are not a digital media startup chasing clicks.
The Postmortem is an investigative unit. We take time. We build files. We verify documents. We ask hard questions in writing. We publish when the evidence is ready — not when the news cycle demands it.
We work slowly so the truth survives scrutiny.
What We Investigate
National Affairs
Governance failures, policy implementation gaps, administrative corruption, regulatory capture, and abuse of public office at the central and state level.
Judiciary Watch
Public court records, judgment analysis, judicial appointments, court administration, and constitutional developments. We do not interfere with proceedings. We analyse outcomes.
Defence & Security
Procurement irregularities, audit findings, parliamentary committee reports, publicly available defence policy documents, and veterans' welfare. Sourced only from lawful public disclosures.
Corporate Accountability
Corporate governance failures, public procurement fraud, environmental violations, consumer protection failures, market manipulation, and financial crime — documented through filings, audits, and regulatory orders.
Global Investigations
Cross-border investigations involving Indian interests, assets, individuals, or institutions. Conducted in collaboration with international investigative partners where applicable.
Fact Check Centre
Verification of claims made by public figures, institutions, and viral content — using primary documents and publicly accessible records. We fact-check power, not people.
Evidence Vault
Every Story Has a Paper Trail. Here Is Ours.
The Evidence Vault is a public document repository containing the primary source material behind our investigations.
- RTI applications and official responses
- Court filings and judgments
- Government audit reports — CAG and others
- Parliamentary standing committee reports
- Regulatory orders and show-cause notices
- Corporate filings and financial disclosures
- Official correspondence and letters
- Video and audio with full chain-of-custody documentation
Every document in the Vault is timestamped, sourced, and linked to its parent investigation. Nothing is published anonymously. Nothing appears without context.
We publish documents the powerful would prefer you never see.
Enter Evidence Vault
Our Constitutional Pledge
We operate under the Constitution of India. We are bound by it. We are protected by it.
- Article 19(1)(a)We invoke Article 19(1)(a) — not as a shield against accountability, but as a mandate to pursue it.
- Article 21We respect Article 21 — because privacy is a fundamental right, and we do not violate it without proportionate public interest justification.
- Article 14We abide by Article 14 — because equality before the law applies to our subjects and to us.
- Article 51AWe fulfil Article 51A — because journalism that undermines national integrity is not journalism. It is sabotage.
The Constitution of India is our editorial policy.
Report to Us
If You Have Evidence, We Want to See It.
We accept tips, documents, and leads from citizens, whistleblowers, insiders, and former officials.
We protect every source. Legally. Technically. Absolutely.
Before you contact us, read our Source Protection Protocol. Your safety matters more than any story.
Who Funds Us
Transparency about funding is not optional. It is foundational.
The Postmortem publishes a full funding disclosure on this page, updated quarterly. Every significant donor, grant, and revenue source is listed. Any funding that comes with editorial conditions is refused and reported.
We are not free because someone powerful funds us. We are free because we will not be owned.
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TO THE PEOPLE OF INDIA
You are why we exist.
Not the government. Not the opposition. Not any party that comes to power after the next election. Not any ideology that promises to fix everything if you just give them enough authority.
You.
The farmer whose land was acquired for a project that never happened — and whose compensation went into someone's offshore account. The soldier whose welfare fund was misappropriated by a general who retired into a board seat. The patient who died because a hospital inspector was paid to look away. The student who didn't get the scholarship because someone else's name was already decided. The taxpayer whose money built a road that dissolved in the first monsoon.
You are the public interest we serve. Your money, your rights, your safety, your future — these are what we protect when we investigate.
The Constitution of India gave you the right to know. We exist to exercise that right on your behalf — with evidence, without fear, and without masters.