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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Ishita Mishra

Court remands NewsClick founder, HR head to nine days of police custody

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its human resources (HR) head Anil Chakraborty were on Wednesday sent to nine days of police custody in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case.

Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur of Patiala House Courts has remanded Mr. Purkayastha and Mr. Chakraborty to police custody after the Delhi Police submitted in the court that they need to confront the accused with protected witnesses and electronic materials recovered.

The two will now be produced before the Court on November 02. This is the second time the duo has been sent to police custody after being arrested on October 03.

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