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Delhi court sends Prabir Purkayastha, Amit Chakravarty to jail till Dec 1
Updated On: 02 November, 2023 03:46 PM IST | Delhi | PTI
NewsClick row: Founder Prabir Purkayastha & HR department head Amit Chakravarty have been sent to judicial custody till December 1 by a Delhi court. They are accused of receiving money to spread pro-China propaganda through the news portal, in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA.
NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha (L) and HR Head Amit Chakravarty/ PTI
A Delhi court on Thursday sent NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its HR department head Amit Chakravarty to judicial custody till December 1 in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that the news portal received money to spread pro-China propaganda.
Special Judge Hardeep Kaur sent both the accused to jail after they were produced before the court on expiry of their custodial interrogation by Delhi Police. The court had granted the city police their remand for a second time on October 25 setting aside their counsel Arshdeep Singh Khurana`s contention that no new ground for it was mentioned in the application.
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