UAPA case against NewsClick: In the case filed by Delhi Police under the terms of the UAPA, the Delhi High Court has reserved its decision regarding the bail request of Amit Chakravarty, the HR director of the news portal NewsClick. The Court stated that Chakravarty had changed to an approver in this matter while reserving the order.
Newsclick Case: The Head of Newsclick‘s HR department Amit Chakraborty has petitioned a Delhi court to be allowed to testify as a government witness in a case brought under the UAPA, the anti-terrorism law.
Chakraborty reportedly filed a plea for a pardon last week before Special Judge Hardeep Kaur, claiming to have critical information he wished to share with the Delhi Police, who are now investigating the issue, according to news agency PTI.
It is alleged that the portal receives funds from China and manipulates news to suit its interests.
Delhi Police raided digital news website NewsClick’s premises and interrogated many journalists amid a funding dispute with China. Multiple places have been subject to simultaneous raids.
The information indicates that the cops have also taken hard drive data. The special cell of the police confiscated numerous electronic items during the operation, including computers, laptops, and mobile devices. A case has been opened by the police under UAPA.
NewsClick’s Founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha was brought to the office of the Special Cell of the Delhi Police.
In relation to funding, ED has previously raided NewsClick. In this case, ED had filed a money laundering complaint and had also seized some of NewsClick’s assets. The whereabouts of journalists are being searched by Special Cell officers of the Delhi Police.
