Editor's Pick: NewsClick founder, Head of HR arrested in alleged terror case

The Delhi police on Tuesday arrested founder and Editor-in-Chief of NewsClick Prabir Purkayastha and its head of Human Resources Amit Chakraborty in an alleged terror case. As per the Deputy Commissioner of Police (PRO) Suman Nalwa a total of 46 “suspects”, including nine women, were questioned. Their phones, laptops and devices have been seized for further examination. The arrests were made after police raided the homes and offices of journalists, authors, academics, contributors and a satirist associated with the news portal in a terrorism case. They were asked questions about the communal riots in Delhi, the CAA agitation of 2019-20 and the farmers’ protest of 2020-21. They were also asked if they used encrypted messaging applications such as Signal on their phones. During the day, the police also sealed the Sainik Farms office of the news portal. An FIR was filed under Sections 13, 16, 17, 18 and 22 of the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Sections 153A and 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for promoting religious enmity between groups and criminal conspiracy, respectively. The FIR was registered days after The New York Times published a report on August 10 that the portal had financed the website to “sprinkle its coverage with Chinese government talking points.” Other journalists and contributors who were questioned included Urmilesh, Abhisar Sharma, Bhasha Singh, Subodh Varma, Sanjay Rajoura, Aunindyo Chakraborty and Sohail Hashmi. Read about journalists’ reactions to the latest action against Mr. Purkayashta and NewsClick here and see how the High Court has intervened in cases against the media outlet through the years here. 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Their phones, laptops and devices have been seized for further examination. The arrests were made after police raided the homes and offices of journalists, authors, academics, contributors and a satirist associated with the news portal in a terrorism case. They were asked questions about the communal riots in Delhi, the CAA agitation of 2019-20 and the farmers’ protest of 2020-21. They were also asked if they used encrypted messaging applications such as Signal on their phones. During the day, the police also sealed the Sainik Farms office of the news portal. An FIR was filed under Sections 13, 16, 17, 18 and 22 of the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Sections 153A and 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for promoting religious enmity between groups and criminal conspiracy, respectively. The FIR was registered days after The New York Times published a report on August 10 that the portal had financed the website to “sprinkle its coverage with Chinese government talking points.” Other journalists and contributors who were questioned included Urmilesh, Abhisar Sharma, Bhasha Singh, Subodh Varma, Sanjay Rajoura, Aunindyo Chakraborty and Sohail Hashmi. Read about journalists’ reactions to the latest action against Mr. Purkayashta and NewsClick [here]( and see how the High Court has intervened in cases against the media outlet through the years [here.]( The Hindu’s Editorials [Arrow][Shot in the arm: On the Medicine Nobel 2023]( [Arrow][All vie for the Cup: On the ICC World Cup and host India]( The Hindu’s Daily News Quiz How much rainfall did India receive this year? - 92 cm - 78 cm - 82 cm - 89 cm To know the answer and to play the full quiz, [click here.]( [Sign up for free]( Today’s Best Reads [[Sikkim flood | 23 Army personnel missing; search operations underway] Sikkim flood | 23 Army personnel missing; search operations underway]( [[ED raids AAP MP Sanjay Singh's premises in Delhi excise policy money laundering case] ED raids AAP MP Sanjay Singh's premises in Delhi excise policy money laundering case]( [[The World Cup as a farewell tour for top players is well established] The World Cup as a farewell tour for top players is well established]( [[2023 Nobel Prize in physics: Seeing electrons in brief flashes of light | Explained] 2023 Nobel Prize in physics: Seeing electrons in brief flashes of light | Explained]( Copyright @ 2023, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. 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