NewsClick founder Prbir Purkayastha and Amit Chakravarty have been arrested in UAPA case.Police seized their phones and laptops.searches were also conducted at Newsclick's Delhi office.
On August 17, involved charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
According to a statement by the Delhi Police “37 male suspects have been questioned at premises, 9 female suspects have been questioned at their respective places of stay.” Thirty locations connected with the portal and its journalists were searched by the Delhi Police Special Cell today. Among those questioned were journalists Urmilesh, Aunindyo Chakravarty, Abhisar Sharma, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta as well as historian Sohail Hashmi.
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