A Delhi court on January 9 allowed the Human Resources (HR) head of NewsClick, Amit Chakraborty, to turn an approver in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case against him and the founder of the news portal, Prabir Purkayastha, over allegations that their organisation received money to spread pro-China propaganda.
Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur of Patiala House Courts also granted pardon to Mr. Chakraborty as he had moved an application in court last month, seeking permission to turn approver in the case. In his application, he had maintained that he was in possession of “material information” about the case which he was willing to disclose to the Delhi Police.
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