The Delhi police’s allegations against Newsclick in its August 17 first information report (FIR) are ex facie untenable and bogus, the news portal said on Saturday. It added that these allegations have already been made, time and again, in investigations by three government agencies: the Enforcement Directorate, the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police, and the income tax department.
The Delhi police have filed a case under various sections of the anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), against Prabir Purkayastha, founder and editor-in-chief of NewsClick, and others. Mr. Purkayastha and the news portal’s human resources head Amit Chakraborty were arrested on October 3, and more than 40 journalists and authors linked to the portal have been questioned.
