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Delhi court tells cops to hand over FIR copy to NewsClick founder

Hearing NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s petition, the Patiala House Court today told the Delhi police to provide him a copy of the FIR under which he was arrested on Tuesday. The police had earlier opposed Purkayastha’s demand for a copy of the FIR.

Purkayastha and NewsClick’s HR head Amit Chakraborty were arrested in a UAPA case which was filed against NewsClick in August. This was after The New York Times alleged the news site was among Chinese propaganda outlets funded by American tech mogul Neville Roy Singham. In the run up to the arrests, the Delhi police raided over 30 locations and questioned more than 35 journalists. Their electronic devices were also seized.

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