Delhi’s Patiala House court on Thursday sent NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its HR department head Amit Chakravarty to judicial custody till December 1 in a case filed under anti-terror law UAPA.
Special Judge Hardeep Kaur sent both the accused individuals to jail following the expiry of their custodial interrogation by Delhi Police granted on October 25.
On October 31, the court had given Delhi Police a 10-day period to respond to an application submitted by Purkayastha, in which he sought the return of his electronic devices that were seized during the investigation.
Both Purkayastha and Chakravarty were arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police on October 3.
The Delhi Police has charged them under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), alleging that they received funds for promoting pro-China propaganda.
The FIR alleges that a significant amount of the funding came from China with the aim of undermining India’s sovereignty and inciting disaffection against the nation. It further accuses Purkayastha of conspiring with the People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS) to disrupt the electoral process during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has approached the Bombay High Court seeking protection of his personality…
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday arrested the Executive Director and Regional Officer of…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday laid down detailed interim guidelines permitting the sale and use…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday relaxed the travel restrictions placed on Congress MP Karti…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday clarified that the professional office of a lawyer does…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday permitted actor Rajpal Yadav to travel to Dubai to…