By Online Desk
A Delhi Court on Wednesday sent NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty to custodial remand till November 2, 2023.
The founder, Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Chakraborty were arrested on October 3 after the Delhi Police searched 30 locations connected with the news portal and its journalists in a case filed under the UAPA following allegations that it received money for pro-China propaganda.
According to the FIR, a large amount of funds to the news portal allegedly came from China to “disrupt the sovereignty of India” and cause disaffection against the country.
It also alleged that Purkayastha conspired with a group — People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS) — to sabotage the electoral process during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
READ MORE | NewsClick rejects allegations levelled in FIR against it as untenable, bogus Follow channel on WhatsApp
A Delhi Court on Wednesday sent NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty to custodial remand till November 2, 2023.
The founder, Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Chakraborty were arrested on October 3 after the Delhi Police searched 30 locations connected with the news portal and its journalists in a case filed under the UAPA following allegations that it received money for pro-China propaganda.
According to the FIR, a large amount of funds to the news portal allegedly came from China to “disrupt the sovereignty of India” and cause disaffection against the country.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
It also alleged that Purkayastha conspired with a group — People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS) — to sabotage the electoral process during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
READ MORE | NewsClick rejects allegations levelled in FIR against it as untenable, bogus Follow channel on WhatsApp
