
NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and the news outfit’s HR head Amit Chakravarty were arrested after hours of questioning by the Delhi Police special cell on Tuesday. They were sent to seven days in police custody this morning.
In the run-up to the arrests, at least 35 journalists were quizzed and over 30 locations raided under a Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case lodged against the media portal in August.