The Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Tuesday arrested NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and the news portal’s human resources head Amit Chakravarty in connection with its investigation into a case filed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA).
Earlier in the day, multiple raids were carried out at the residences of various journalists and people associated with the news outlet. The raids were reportedly carried out based on inputs from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) relating to foreign funds.
A case has been registered by the Delhi Police under various provisions of the UAPA, and Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. The fresh case by the Special Cell was registered on August 17.