The Patiala House Court in Delhi has given the Delhi Police an additional 10 days to complete the investigation into the case involving Prabir Purkayastha, founder and Editor-in-Chief, and Amit Chakravarty, HR Head of the news portal Newsclick. The complaint was filed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967, following charges that the portal received cash for pro-China propaganda.

Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur approved the extension, granting the police additional time to draft a chargesheet in the case and extending the accused`s judicial detention. This extension follows two earlier extensions granted by the court at the request of the Delhi Police, reported ANI.